In this post, we'll announce the winners from last week's contest and provide the prompt for the coming week.
We ask that you read our Creative Nonfiction Tips post to learn about the creative nonfiction genre and review our guidelines.
Important notes:
Thank you to all who participated in last week's prompt Time
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 | Imperfect Timing
There I was on my little mattress in a corner of my little apartment stretching animatedly at the sound of the morning crow of the cock. Thanks to civilization and its numerous innovations, I paid no heed to the universe's signal of daybreak. Instead, I turned lazily, picked up my wristwatch from the little stool beside my bed and glanced at it with one eye. |
 | Love does not wait
When I arrived home, my mother looked at me and told me that I had something strange, that I looked different. without being able to hide it, I confessed that I had fallen in love, but that it would soon pass, I told her coldly, as if love were a fever that passes with the days. I was young and the pride of youth has no limits. |
 | The Long-awaited Time
From his mouth flowed an overwhelming torrent of honest revelations and apologies, leading me to realize that my immense hatred toward him may have been undeserved. He had experienced his own share of arduous trials, ones that were vast and beyond comprehension. Though it still wasn't okay that he left. |
 | A Day to Remember
If I could go back and pick my family all over again, I would pick my calm father, my aggressive mother, my annoying big brother and my adorable little brother because my family is chaotic, but I wouldn't choose it to be any other way. |
Our third place winner is 
Arriving at the scene of the competition, occupied by ambitious coders and mind blowing computers, I couldn't help but reflect on the importance of time in the sphere of information technology. Time was not some transient concept, but rather a foundational component sculpting the digital terrain.
Our second place winner is
Time passed and I repeated subjects like calculus, physics, and chemistry every semester. I didn't change my habits, I just attended classes like a sheep and didn't understand anything. My mind was on swimming, reading, and writing. After class, I would go to swim practice and then spend my time reading countless books.
Our first place winner is
I can't say that I'm looking for the warmth they give me. Nor that sometimes I am afraid of losing them. Or that I feel guilty for not sharing with them as I used to. Let alone express the affection I have for them. We are not like that. We were not raised that way. Yet, it is enough to see them again to understand that their love is inexhaustible. When I return, they welcome me with the same hospitality as always. Even though I have been gone for several months.
Human beings are social by nature. Belonging is a need that cuts deep. Belonging often defines us and makes us who we are.
This week we ask you to write a creative personal story that reads like fiction using words related to 'belonging'.
For this topic, there are several possible approaches. For example:
Tell us about it! And remember to integrate storytelling elements like characters, scene setting, dialogue and action to bring your story to life!
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