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Dear community, Welcome to Prompt #19 in our creative nonfiction initiative. Thank you to everyone who contributed a nonfiction story last week. Here's a quick overview of how it works: Each week, we provide a creative nonfiction prompt. You are also welcome to post other creative nonfiction pieces that are not based on the prompt. See the guidelines below. To be curated, your content should follow our guidelines, be at least 350 words (but ideally 750 -1500 words), be written in English, or another language as well as the English translation, and — as much as possible — free of errors. We also expect everyone who posts stories in The Ink Well to read and comment on the work of at least two other community members for each story published. (Thank you!) There are many guides and resources online for getting to know this wonderful genre. It is truly about storytelling. The simple difference between creative nonfiction and fictional stories is that the story is not made up. We like this definition from an article on creativenonfiction.org: Simply put: Creative nonfiction is true stories, well told. With creative nonfiction, you are using the literary and storytelling tools of a fiction writer to craft stories from real life experiences. Set the scene. Give the details. Profile the characters. Give us the dialog, as best you can remember it. Ideas and inspiration: Creative nonfiction stories can be snippets from your life autobiography — moments in time you want to capture in words, whether they were frightening, enlightening, bittersweet, or life-altering. They can be observations about life, about a time you connected at a profound level with a perfect stranger, or something you have learned along the way that made you a better person. Do you love podcasts? One of the greatest sources of creative nonfiction is The Moth Radio Hour. Listen to a few of the stories from The Moth, and we guarantee you will be inspired. Here are some additional resources for learning more about the creative nonfiction genre: Check out this list of creative nonfiction stories. For example, one of the stories is about a funeral for a lizard named Rango. We hope you are inspired! Here are some examples of what we are looking for: In other words, tell a story from real life. And illustrate the ideas you share with real world experiences, memories and observations. Here’s what we are NOT looking for: What will be muted: Thank you to all who participated in last week's prompt: Surprise!! We enjoyed reading about the meaning of good friends. Writers who joined in the fun: @timix648 Our honorable mentions for last week's prompt are: Our third place winner is @abdul-qudus, with his story Dad’s surprise. I opened my box and dropped the clothes one after the other for him to see. It was a brand new phone in its box. Wow! I couldn’t believe my eyes. Dad got me a phone already and he told me to go out there and hustle. I felt he even loved me more. He smiled and walked out of the room. 😂 I went to him to appreciate him. I was overwhelmed with happiness. Our second place winner is @nkemakonam89, with her story A Desired Gift - Sweet Surprise!. He remembered how I admired a dinner dress (an expensive made-in-UK dress) the other day and added it to his budget just to make me happy. He knows how I love red dresses with golden accessories and so he ordered my perfect size online, he added a golden wristwatch, a golden necklace, a golden shoe, and a golden human hair wig. It was a complete set, or let me say a complete dressing for me from head to toe. It wasn't on my birthday, and neither was it on my anniversary day, it was just an ordinary day when I received this surprise present from a dispatch rider while my husband was away to work. You needed to see how curious I was opening that package 📦. The rider mentioned that the gift was for Mrs. Nkem, as I was opening the package, the rider was on a call with my husband and I sensed he was the brain behind the gift. I love surprise presents, I can express lots of excitement with them sometimes, it's just fun for me. Our first place winner is @riverflows, with her story The surprise . 'If it's the wrong colour or you don't like it, you can return it', she said, in the manner of someone unused to gifting. I'm overcome, a little gobsmacked, and my thirteen year old self does not know how to unwrap a present from my mother. How will I pretend, even now? It's not even my birthday. As I unwrap it, I see glimmers of green and the shape of it, and know what it is immediately. It's the gorgeous sea glass and wood mobile I had seen at the plant nursery that week, where a gift shop spills into the courtyard. I'd told her about it in the course of an afternoon coffee. I'd loved them, and how they the glass clinked merrily against each other in the breeze, and the beauty of found objects. I could imagine where I would hang it, rejuvenating a tired part of the house and adding interest. A frivolous thing. Congratulations,@riverflows, @nkemakonam89 and @abdul-qudus! Words that mark life. Words help us to manage the world. Sometimes it is difficult to convert feelings into words, but summarizing experiences in sentences is the best way to manage ourselves, to relate to ourselves and to others. Tell us which words have marked your life! For this prompt, there are several possible approaches you could take. For example: Maybe a teacher made it clear to you how good you were in certain aspects and that decided your development as a person? Tell us in what way a phrase stayed in your memory forever? Do you repeat a phrase to yourself in certain circumstances? Are there any phrases that make you very happy? Have fun and good luck! We look forward to reading your stories. Please use the tags #creativenonfiction and #inkwellprompt on these posts. And please remember to add your post link to a comment on this post! NOTE: Please refrain from providing advice, guidance, or suggestions to others about their life choices in your post. Creative nonfiction is about storytelling. Prizes! Deadline You have a week, until the next prompt is posted, to post your creative nonfiction story in The Ink Well community.
What Is Creative Nonfiction?
-- Reedsy blog: What is Creative Nonfiction? The Unputdownable Truth
-- Writers.com: Understanding Creating Nonfiction: What It Is and How to Write ItGuidelines for Creative Nonfiction Articles in The Ink Well
Last Week's Creative Nonfiction Winners
@cool08
@marriot5464
@princess-dara
@kingsleyy
@marynn
@jetta.amaya
@nkemakonam89
@jhymi
@dianelson
@minhajulmredol
@aimharryianne
@abigail04
@lrscarmen
@funshee
@merit.ahama
@fantom22
@kemmyb
@diebitch
@lightpen
@abdul-qudus
@rammargarita
@amiegeoffrey
@rukkie
@pjpavan
@riverflows
@dapomolaaaa59
@mrenglish
@george-dee
@riazud
@pearlsuddyHonorable Mentions of the Week
Third Place: Wins 2 Hive
Ooooh! Oooh! 😲. Daaaaaaaaad!! I was surprised by what I saw!
Second Place: Wins 3 Hive
First Place: Wins 5 Hive
The Ink Well Creative Nonfiction Writing Prompt #19:
Interested in joining our community? Start by joining Hive!
We invite lovers of creative writing to visit The Ink Well, a Hive community started by @raj808 and @stormlight24 and run by @jayna, @gracielaacevedo, @yaziris, @itsostylish, @millycf1976 and @grindan.
You can follow our curation trail by going to our hive.vote curation trail page and clicking the follow button.
We welcome delegations! These support our community in many ways, including helping us to provide support to quality content creators through curation and contests.
@jayna, @felt.buzz, @zeurich, @marcybetancourt, @agmoore, @marlyncabrera, @stormcharmer, @generikat, @iamraincrystal, @preparedwombat, @gracielaacevedo, @chocolatescorpi, @samsmith1971, @grindan, @jackdeathblack, @itsostylish, @stuartcturnbull, @josemalavem, @morey-lezama, @evagavilan2, @popurri, and @mrenglish.
My entry @theinkwell :
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@pjpavan/the-teaching-of-a-few
Here is my entry;
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@lightpen/dignity-of-labour
Congratulations to the winner and those who were honorably mentioned, a big shout out to everyone who participated and Inkwell for keeping the engagement flowing.
Happy weekend everyone.
Wowwww Congratulations to all winners very well deserved 🔥. And welldone to all writers here generally.
Congratulations to the winners, and honorable mentions! And a big thank you to everyone who shared a story this week! 😁
Congratulations to everyone who participated and everyone who was recognized especially in this post.
Wow! That's a prompt. Every week I'm tempted, but this one is so suggestive. My mind is working. Words do stay with us. Sometimes for the good, and sometimes not.
You should get some very emotion-laden posts with this prompt.
Wait what? REally????? Aw, shucks!!!! Chuffed!
Nicely done, @riverflows. Congrats!
Congratulations winners and honorable mentions!
Wow 🫢🫢, I didn't see this coming...I won! Wow 🥰🥰
Congratulations to me, the other winners, the honorable mentions, and all those that participated 👏👍
Many thanks @theinkwell for the sweet gift 🎁
Again again… 😂 😂. Congratulations to us
My mentor 😂 😂.
Smiles 😊
Congratulations 🎉
Congratulations to all the winners.
It was a really interesting prompt.
I can't wait to write this week's prompt entry.😊😊
Congratulations to all the winners, would put in more effort in the next contest so I can emerge a winner to, I wish you all a lovely amd enjoyable weekend
Congratulations to the winners @riverflow @nkemakonam89 and @abdul-qudus - it was great reading your stories. Congratulations also to all the honorable mentions.
Awwwwwn 🥰
Thank you so much my dear
Thanks so much sis. I really appreciate
Wow I feel so happy reading this ... Many times dads love is not shouty but still very loud. Dads have a way of showing us they love us in the most simplest yet remarkably way
Congratulations @nkemakonam89, @riverflows and @abdul-qudus your stories were amazing and sweet.
Congratulations to the winners @riverflows, @nkemakonam89 and @abdul-qudus!
Thumbs up👍 to the honourable mentions
Thank you so much 🥰
Congrats to the winners. Keep up the excellent writing.
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Congratulations to the winners, it is always a pleasure to be part of this great meeting of creators.
This is my entry,
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@fantom22/words-that-mark-my-lifethe-ink-well-creative-nonfiction-writing-prompt-19
Here's my link
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@dianelson/familys-best
Here's my entry:
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@joycealarapon/hush?referral=joycealarapon
Hi everyone.
Congratulations to last week winners
This is my own entry to this week's prompt
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@amiableamara/the-inkwell-nonfiction-prompt-the
Thanks so much for the mention. I really appreciate it so much.
And congratulations to all winners.
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@abdul-qudus/a-few-words-changed-my
This is my entry to this week’s prompt
Supported @amiableamara @joycealarapon
Hello everyone 😁 this is my entry link🤭
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@timix648/the-heart-breaking-statement-of-a-teacher
Hello! A newbie here. I'm so glad I found this community of writers. Looking forward to joining and reading everyone's entry. ☺️
Hello, kindly find here my entry.
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/creative-nonfiction-in-the-ink-well-prompt-19
Thank you🙏
Please find my entry here https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@momogrow/story-time-the-promise
Congratulations to the winners and the honorable mentioned.
My entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@marynn/the-two-words-creative-nonfiction?referral=marynn
I supported these authors
@innfauno12
@hazmat
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ricardo993/missing-sailing
Good morning everyone, I leave my most recent story here.
Congratulations to the winners @riverflow @nkemakonam89 and @abdul-qudus
I left comments @momogrow and @lightpen 🌸
And Here is my entry: https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@ipexito/people-are-going-to-space
Congratulations to the winners! Herecs my entry for this week's prompt, by the way. Thank you for initiating!
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ayane-chan/i-take-a-step-out-and-see-the-world
As always it is a pleasure to be with you in the inkwell. This is my entry https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@jetta.amaya/om-sai-ram-englishspanish
Happy to read and support @lightpen, @dianelson and @fantom22
Congratulations to all the winners, they all deserve their respective accolades 🥳
I love the fact that this community accepts and supports diversity. I see different works from different settings and cultures being promoted collectively. That’s a very positive thing 👍🏿
Kindly accept my entry to this week’s prompt
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@thisisnativeboy/i-went-out-with-my-future-wife-and-disgraced-myself-creative-non-fiction
Thank you for this honorable mention and Congratulations to all the winners. 😊
My entry for this week: https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@minhajulmredol/words-that-matters
Here is my entry for this week contest https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@dapomolaaaa/her-unique-way-of-discipline?referral=dapomolaaaa
Supported at @NelsonGeorge @lightpen @george-dee
Congratulations to the winners.
Here is my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@lizizoo/that-particular-phrase
Here is my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@merit.ahama/the-words-of-my-grandmother
Supported @lizizoo @fantom22
Here is my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@mrenglish/our-elders-with-their-adages
I have supported @merit.ahama and @lizizoo
Congratulations to the winners and to all the honorable mentions.
This is My entry.
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@lrscarmen/words-that-mark-creative-nonfiction
My entry for this prompt
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@hazmat/time--a-scarce-commodity
My entry 👇
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@kingsleyy/once-you-re-fine-i?referral=kingsleyy
I've engaged with the works of @cool08 @hazmat @lrscarmen @mrenglish @dianelson
here's my entry
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@nelson-george/it-isnt-what-it-is-until-it-is
Here is my entry;
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@rukkie/words-that-mark-life-prompt-19.
Supported @timix648 and @mrenglish
Congratulations to the winners. Here is my entry for this week 🤗 https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@arduilcelebren/happiness-is-only-real-when
I have commented on @mrenglish and @thisisnativeboy 🤗
Hola amigos, aquí les dejo el enlace a mi entrada:
https://hive.blog/hive-170798/@inessita/words-that-mark-life-creative-nonfiction-in-the-ink-well-prompt-19
My link below
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@cool08/material-things-cannot-help-you
I have commented on @inessita and @arduilcelebren
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@treasuree/this-memory-remained-with-me
My entry
Mine
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@amiegeoffrey/face-your-fears-a-phrase-that-rings-a-bell-constantly-in-my-head
Engaged in @treasuree and @cool08