Creative Nonfiction Prompt #156

Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #156

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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, recipes, or political commentary.
Ideal length: 750–1500 words. Minimum for curation: 350 words.
Please focus on quality content. Proofread and use a grammar checker.
Comment on at least two other stories for each one you post.
No NSFW, graphic violence, or abuse content.

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Last Week's Entrants

Thank you to all who participated in Dance..

Last week's participants

Hive account@neotopher	Hive account@venom2951	Hive account@fashtioluwa
Hive account@almadepoeta	Hive account@nahid43	Hive account@emreal
Hive account@pretemi	Hive account@newbreed	Hive account@delightedpen
Hive account@ubdan313	Hive account@jennyzee1	Hive account@sammywrite
Hive account@ellizy	Hive account@oyebolu	Hive account@treasuree
Hive account@offia66	Hive account@agmoore

Featured

Highlighting Hive account@lailawrites, with the story:

A Dance with My Final Paper

I had been preparing like crazy for this exam. Since it was the last one, they needed to ensure it wasn't a cakewalk. The questions? Lethal. The anxiety? Overwhelming. And if all of that was not enough, death itself thought it would have a little dance with me. Okay, perhaps that sounds melodramatic, but I genuinely can't even remember the last time I've ever felt that completely ill.

Curator's comment :

Hive account@lailawrites's creative nonfiction story is very exciting. The author, a young university student taking his final exam, fills the writing with very relevant and clarifying images of his feelings as he describes what happens to him on one of the most important days of his life. The action and dialogue are not as important as the intimate way he narrates his sensations.

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This Week's Prompt 156

A wolf in sheep's clothing

Meaning :

Someone who appears harmless, kind, or trustworthy but is actually dangerous or malicious, with hidden harmful intentions. The phrase originates from an Aesop's fable and a biblical warning, both illustrating how a deceitful person can cause harm to others by misrepresenting their true nature.

Use characters, setting, dialogue, and action to bring your story to life!

Have fun and good luck!

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Rules

You have 6 days to write your story from this post's date.
Write a true story using fictional techniques like scene, character, and conflict.
Post in The Ink Well Community.
Use the tags #creativenonfiction and #inkwellprompt.
Write in English. Add the original text below if translated.
Comment on two other stories in the community. Add your story link as a comment on this post.

And be sure to join The Ink Well community!