Hi @do777. You may be confused about the intent behind creative nonfiction. "Nonfiction" means that the story must be real — not fictional. They must be stories from your own life and experiences.

This all explained in the post containing the prompt that inspired this collection of fictional vignettes. Here's a screenshot from the top of the prompt post. Please return and click the highlighted link to better understand this genre and what we are looking for.

Important Note: We accept two kinds of short stories in The Ink Well — fictional short stories and creative nonfiction stories. In both cases, it must be one complete story with a beginning, a middle and an end. It should contain the elements of storytelling, including a "conflict," character development, dialogue, etc. You can read more about these storytelling techniques in our catalogue of fiction writing tips. In other words, creative nonfiction is real life stories told with the qualities of fictional storytelling.

Good luck and keep writing.