Creative Nonfiction Prompt #154

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.

Last Week's Entrants

Thank you to all who participated in last week's prompt: Written in the stars..

Last week's participants

@nahid43	@emreal	@chiddy
@almadepoeta	@osomar357	@riya2020
@jennyzee1	@zerah	@neotopher
@oyebolu	@fashtioluwa	@popurri
@venom2951	@delightedpen	@ivoryluv
@rare-gem	@jemima2001	@tranquil3
@pamilerin1	@marriot5464	@ellizy
@marsdave	@ghost-art	@treasuree
@goldenproject	@loveth97	@offia66
@faithwellington	@inkspiration01	@pretemi
@tozill	@aloysiusmbaba

Featured

Highlighting @popurri, with the story:

Her birth was already written

Her birth coincided with the celebration of Mother's Day. I sensed it and told my husband.

"The baby girl is going to be born this day and she will be my greatest gift."

Curator's comment :

This CNF from popurri is delightful! She tells of a surprise pregnancy when she was 47 and believed she was done with child-bearing. In her characteristically clever writing style, she shares how this baby's arrival was written in the stars and how her arrival was perfect.

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Mentions

@almadepoeta

with the story Written in the Stars

@jemima2001

with the story The School Notebook

@riya2020

with the story The Bench in the Park

@ghost-art

with the story My story is written in the stars

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

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