Creative Nonfiction Prompt #84

Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #84

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Welcome to The Ink Well's weekly creative nonfiction prompt!

In this post, we'll announce the winners from last week's contest and provide the prompt for the coming week.

Before You Write Your Creative Nonfiction Post...

We ask that you read our Creative Nonfiction Tips post to learn about the creative nonfiction genre and review our guidelines.

Last Week's entrants

Highlighting @nancybriti1, with the story:

How the Little Red Riding Hoods were saved from the Big Bad Wolf

Afterwards, every now and then, we joked that we had missed the chance to be great models and the chance to see Europe, but surely behind us our guardian angels were sighing with relief that they had done the job of looking after us.

Curator's comment :

Nancybriti1 writes an intense CNF story about a time she and two friends hitch hiked and were picked up by a man who began to groom them for some purpose, which he said was modeling. They managed to convince him they had to stop at a bakery, and got out of the car. Nicely done!

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Highlighting @wongi, with the story:

In The Midst of Veterans

All I could feel was a rush of adrenaline and the squeeze wasn't comforting in the slightest. Silently, I prayed that everything went well.

Curator's comment :

Wongi writes a very charming CNF about how she got moved to the front in her dance competition because the lead dancer did not show up. She was only six years old and the youngest of the group, but she did very well. Nicely written and very entertaining.

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Highlighting @steinhammer, with the story:

A Night Out

Tim, having been married for a long time, accepted his fate and went out on Friday nights. Marrying young, he felt the aftershocks of missing out on certain experiences and the impossibility of living them, which increasingly pushed him into depression. AK, being single, didn't fully understand Tim's problems, but Will, who was also married, tried to comfort him with a bit more understanding. Actually, Tim's life wasn't too difficult compared to AK, who had learned a new language in this foreign country, adapted to a new culture, and left his homeland, family, and loved ones behind. For him, not marrying was an opportunity, and even solitude was a gift.

Curator's comment :

The story is rich in detail and atmosphere. He is a very good, sensitive writer.

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Highlighting @george-dee, with the story:

A Race Against Time

rushed out to the bank ATM and withdrew all the money in my account at once before embarking on the journey back to school. While on the bus, my eyes were filled with tears as I checked the time every now and then. My friends didn't help matters as they kept calling me repeatedly to know my whereabout.

Curator's comment :

The story's strength is in the author's ability to engage readers.

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Highlighting @loveth97, with the story:

Math fever

As time went on, I discovered the beginning of statistics is the easy part. Statistics involves a lot of data and formulas, the more intriguing the topic got, the more complicated it got. We bought statistics tables for solving most questions. Before we knew it, the time for the quiz was fast approaching.

Curator's comment :

The author recounts her experience with math and physics teachers, but mostly math. These teachers were not always very good. While this would seem to be a dull subject for a writing piece, the author manages to make her experience interesting, and her challenge relatable. She builds to a crisis, which is a test that is almost impossible to pass, and she resolves the crisis well. She uses details to highlight the events and pulls in friends to comment on the experience they all share as the story moves along. These third party comments help to give perspective. All in all, a very good story.

"The grass is always greener on the other side"

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A prize of 20 Hive will be awarded to one submission every four weeks.

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