Metaphorical Data: Weaving Numbers into Narrative

✨ Writing Prompt

Choose a data set you are familiar with (it can be real or fictional) and select one key finding. Write a short literary fiction piece that describes this finding through metaphor and narrative. As you weave your numbers into your story, deeply explore the implications of your data. For instance, if your data reflects income inequality, create characters whose lives are affected by economic divides, portraying their stories in a way that humanizes the statistics. Pay attention to your methodology—how you arrived at your findings—and incorporate that into the narrative without resorting to dry exposition. Your goal is to make the data come alive through compelling storytelling.