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  <h2>Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well Prompt #155</h2>

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  <h3>Welcome to The Ink Well's weekly creative nonfiction prompt!</h3>
  <p>In this post, we'll provide the prompt for the coming week.</p>

  <h4>Before You Write Your Creative Nonfiction Post...</h4>
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    We ask that you read our 
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<p><b>Important notes:</b></p>
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  <li>Creative nonfiction stories are based on your <b>real-life experiences</b>.</li>
  <li>We are looking for real short stories—not advice columns, reports, recipes, or political commentary.</li>
  <li>Ideal length: 750–1500 words. Minimum for curation: 350 words.</li>
  <li>Please focus on quality content. Proofread and use a <b>grammar checker</b>.</li>
  <li>Comment on at least two other stories for each one you post.</li>
  <li><b>No NSFW, graphic violence, or abuse content.</b></li>
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  <h2>Last Week's Entrants</h2>
  <p>Thank you to all who participated in <a href="https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/creative-nonfiction-prompt-154">last week's prompt: Walk a mile in my shoes.</a>.</p>
  <h3>Last week's participants</h3>

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<tr><td>@storygoddess</td><td>@neotopher</td><td>@ubdan313</td></tr><tr><td>@thereeyorfamily</td><td>@pamilerin1</td><td>@nahid43</td></tr><tr><td>@emreal</td><td>@rukkie</td><td>@marsdave</td></tr><tr><td>@rare-gem</td><td>@delightedpen</td><td>@rammargarita</td></tr><tr><td>@fashtioluwa</td><td>@almadepoeta</td><td>@venom2951</td></tr><tr><td>@marriot5464</td><td>@minhajulmredol</td><td>@abdul-qudus</td></tr><tr><td>@treasuree</td><td>@faithwellington</td><td>@ellizy</td></tr><tr><td>@loveth97</td><td>@zerah</td><td>@offia66</td></tr><tr><td>@abigail04</td><td>@daeze-winnie</td><td>@newbreed</td></tr><tr><td>@sammywrite</td><td>@aloysiusmbaba</td><td></td></tr>
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  <h2>Featured</h2>
<p>Highlighting  <b>@zerah</b>, with the story:</p><h4><a href='https://peakd.com/@zerah/the-morning-commute'>The Morning Commute</a></h4><p><img width='600' src='https://images.ecency.com/DQmZcAA5wnWaD2Zqva5oVujBbJwdoAXjqajrSdLpfw6TDgb/1757668919945.jpg' /></p><p>I glance from her to myself. My scuffed flat shoe is almost screaming for help. I wore the same black skirt I had worn twice already this week, my hair tied back in a bun because braids have become too expensive. Somehow I felt small beside her, like she had bent Lagos to her will, while I am the one bent by Lagos.</p><p><b>Curator's comment : </b><p>zerah brings us a heartfelt CNF set on a bus ride in Lagos. She anchors her story in the raw realities of Lagos life, the hustle and bustle, the heat, and the struggle. She recognises a woman from her street on the bus, wearing expensive clothes and a handbag, with her hair done up. She considers her with envy until she overhears the woman's conversations and sees things on her phone. She realises that behind the facade, there is a deeper struggle than her own, and her envy turns to empathy, creating a lovely arc for the story.  An enjoyable read.
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  <h2>This Week's Prompt 155</h2>
  <p><b>Dance</b></p>
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  <li>Dance for joy - dance as celebration.</li>
  <li>Dance on a hot tin roof - balance danger and joy.</li>
  <li>Dance with shadows - stepping into mystery.</li>
  <li>Dance against the storm - resilience in times of trouble.</li>
  <li>Dance of silence - expressive restraint.</li>
  <li>Dance on the edge - living on the edge.</li>
  <li>Dance with fire - consuming passion.</li>
  <li>Dance in circles - frustration.</li>
  <li>Dance through time - movement that travels across eras.</li>
  
  <li>Dance in chains - expression despite restriction.</li>
  <li>Dance of broken glass - beauty and fragility mingled with pain.</li>
  <li>Dance in the dark - trust in instinct and rhythm.</li>
  <li>Dance with destiny - play with fate and free will.</li>
  <li>Dance beyond the veil - crossing into the spiritual.</li>
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<p><b><i>Use characters, setting, dialogue, and action to bring your story to life!</i></b></p>
<p><b>Have fun and good luck!</b></p>

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  <h2>Rules</h2>
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  <li>You have 6 days to write your story from this post's date.</li>
  <li>Write a true story using fictional techniques like scene, character, and conflict.</li>
  <li>Post in The Ink Well Community.</li>
  <li>Use the tags #creativenonfiction and #inkwellprompt.</li>
  <li>Write in English. Add the original text below if translated.</li>
  <li>Comment on two other stories in the community. Add your story link as a comment on this post.</li>
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  <p><b>A prize of 20 Hive is awarded to one submission every four weeks.</b></p>
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<h2>Procedure</h2>
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