#nonfictionUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsiskawrites in #hive-192806 • 4 days agoA Song That Taught Me to CryI listened to ‘Better’ by Sam Feldt and Gavin James for the first time this week. I know I have special songs that I go to when I want to assure myself that everything would be…iskawrites in #hive-170798 • 3 days agoRight here - In the spotlight I straightened my wobbly knees and pressed a palm to my unsettled stomach. There were 2 standing fans in the room and yet I was feeling like a fish out of water, as if oxygen had…iskawrites in #hive-170798 • yesterdayWhen you were a child, what did you look forward to most?I just couldn't wait to be an adult. Every time I celebrated my birthday, it was with glee knowing fully well that I was gradually getting older. I would sit up and count how…ubdan313 in #hive-170798 • yesterdayPRESENT YET ABSENTsource How demeaning the feeling of being left out is. All my life I grew up in the southern part of Nigeria, Rivers State Port-Hmarriot5464 in #hive-170798 • 3 days agoStranger in the VillageGenerated using MetaAI The bike man drove fast on the quiet dusty road, I picked up my handkerchief and wrapped it around my nose. "Oga take it easy na" I complained for the third time sinceoluwatobiloba in #hive-170798 • 22 hours agoA Mother's TriumphDuring labor, amidst excruciating pain, a nurse attempted to comfort me, remarking, "Sorry madam, it's the joy of motherhood." I retorted sharply, "This feels more like 'the pain…bmo77 in #hive-170798 • 5 days agoCreative Nonfiction: my first job is... I was seventeen when I plunged into the vast and sometimes inhospitable world of work. Before leaving school, I decided to contribute to the family economy. So, driveminhajulmredol in #hive-170798 • 7 days agoThe Actual Home “Mom, let's change this house, it's not good, we don't like it anymore.” When we said this for the first time, my mother was shocked as if we were mad. Who lives on rent…supernova004 in #hive-170798 • 7 days agoDROGBA, THE OUTCASTThey called him an osu- an utcast. He was not to be talked to, talked about or even associated with. His name was Drogba. That's not his real name. I don't even know his real…iskawrites in #hive-170798 • 8 days agoHow has your country changed during your lifetime?Change is relative. To me, change can be either good or bad and what stands as good change for someone else may not be good change for me.…offia66 in #hive-170798 • 8 hours agoThe lecturer took me unaware.designed in canva. "His class is always boring, which is why he makes attendance compulsory because if he doesn't, students won't show up for his class." Doffia66 in #hive-170798 • 7 days agoFinally a homeowner."All I ever wanted was to have a place I could call home. I worked so hard and tirelessly just to see that dream come true, but with every step I take towards achieving this…minhajulmredol in #hive-196233 • yesterdayTo Be ExecutedAgain and again and again, shameless me thinking of a change that has yet to come even after making hundreds of plans to execute. What haven't I tried to bring me on track? On…janesuiren in #hive-170798 • 9 days agoWhere Birds Usually SingThe hills has been quiet most times. The streams are not quite still. They spoke of the same language, they all tell the same thing--that they live together here. ![IMG_20240625_095721.jpg](mrenglish in #hive-170798 • 4 days agoSolidarity Protest || Creative NonfictionJames and I went out to join the protesters. We were not lured but we felt it was a conscious effort to join our compatriots to air our grievances against the ruling government…loveth97 in #hive-170798 • 13 days agoMy life, My choice“So now that you have agreed to go to the university. What would you like to study?” My cousin Smart asked over the phone one faithful evening years ago. ![pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4132430.jpg](minhajulmredol in #hive-161155 • 2 days agoAfter the full stopHi, Did anyone miss me? I guess not as we aren't as personally connected as we are with our close friends. Here, the ties remain unspoken, we see, notice, and move on. Like, if…ubdan313 in #hive-170798 • 10 days agoI CAN'T ADAPTsource Hey guys it's another creative non-fictional prompt from #theinkwell, I'm grateful for the opportunity to share my experieniskawrites in #hive-153850 • 2 days agoA Perfectly Uncomplicated DayIt's easy for me to have a perfect day since I'm not a complicated person. [Source](iyimoga in #hive-170798 • 10 days agoThe ink well nonfiction prompt/ A sign of restoration in my homeland.The young maiden walked back from the marketplace where she went to get a recharge card for her parents and also get some soup from her grandmother. Hey, come and see this…