Creative Nonfiction Prompt #106

Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #106

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

In this post, we'll 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.

Important notes:

Creative nonfiction stories are based on your real-life experiences.
We are looking for real short stories! Not advice columns, reports on crime or corruption in your city, observations on nature, recipes, religion, politics, or any other nonfiction content. Just real-life short stories.
Ideal story length is between 750 and 1500 words, but your story must be at least 350 words, at a minimum to be curated.
Please focus on quality content. Read and edit for errors! Use a grammar checker before you post your story.
We expect everyone who posts in The Ink Well to read and comment on at least two other stories for each one published.
Do not post stories featuring physical abuse, graphic violence, erotica or NSFW content.

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Last Week's entrants

Thank you to all who participated in last week's prompt : Get up on the wrong side of the bed.

Last week's participants

@marriot5464	@fashtioluwa	@abojode
@rukkie	@iyimoga	@adese
@bisolamih	@snowbhale	@marynn
@jennyzee1	@wongi	@amiegeoffrey
@princessbusayo	@offia66	@jjmusa2004
@osomar357	@popurri	@medemausi
@bipolar95	@blaqbarbie	@jayna
@nancybriti1

Featured

Highlighting @nancybriti1, with the story:

Tomas, the shoemaker

There are many memories of my childhood that are distorted, not only because of the naive look that all children have, but also because of the layer of dust that covers all things through time. That's why I remember many people bigger than they normally were, uglier, more beautiful and even some places are in my memory as earthly paradises, but in the light of today, they are normal places, lacking attractiveness and importance.

Curator's comment :

nancybriti1 writes a charming CNF story of a shoemaker in her town who had only one leg. She remembers being alarmed at the missing leg, and being told by her parents not to stare. The man turned out to be a wonderful storyteller, who told long tales to the amusement of those around him, including the tale of how he lost his leg to a crocodile, which may or may not be true.

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This Week's Prompt 106:

There is no rose without thorns.

Means:

Beautiful or pleasurable things or experiences are never without some or other imperfection.

Perhaps you were given tickets to go and see your favourite band, but they were playing at a distant location, and transport was not in your budget.

Maybe you bought a beautiful-looking dress but discovered that the scratchy fabric was impossible to wear.

Have fun and good luck! We look forward to reading your stories.

Rules

You have 6 days to write your story from the date of this prompt post. Be sure to check the deadline countdown.
Write a real-life story with the creative elements of fiction, like characters, dialogue, scene setting and a story conflict.
Post your story in The Ink Well Community.
Please use the tags #creativenonfiction and #inkwellprompt on these posts. Other possible tags: #writing #inkwellprompt #nonfiction
Stories must be written in English. If you've translated the post, it's best to add the original version below the translation. Do not write mixed language paragraphs.
Read and comment on at least two stories in the community. Add a link to your story as a comment on this post.

And be sure to remember to join The Ink Well community!

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

Procedure

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