A nut graf is a declarative statement at the beginning of a post or story that is briefly summarizing what the story will be about, why it matters, and why the reader should take interest. The nut graf guides the reader in the direction that the story is taking so that the reader can have a grasp of what's going on in the story before reading the rest of it.
Generally, nut grafs should be short and quick and only take up about 1 or 2 sentences, and in some cases, the lead can also double as a story's nut graf. Often times the nut graf is placed after the lead (in which "who, what, when, where, why, and how" are answered) and serves as the transition or connection between the lead and the body paragraph, but the placement of the nut graf can depend on the length of the story itself.
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