We were smoking Dad’s cigarette butts (okay just me) before he got home from work….
We Had No Woman by Ronit Plank
Peephole by Lotus Mae
I opened the door half-way and saw this young worker-type guy wearing a tool belt.
Origin Myths by Susan V. Meyers
On the day when I should have been inseminated, but am not, I find myself instead making up my mother’s face…
De-escalation by Lauren Woods
My son expertly held a tube of wrapping paper over one shoulder… pulled with his trigger finger, and aimed it toward me.
Bathymetry by Sally Jonson
It isn’t that your memory is full of holes, it’s a hole where your memory should be.
What I Wrote Was Congratulations What I Meant to Say Was by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff
We never thought we would stay in this city, did we? But I’m still turning the same corners….
Conference Scholarships 2022 | Funding Opps for HippoCamp
Hippocampus Magazine is pleased to announce that it’s offering an increased number of scholarships to HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers this year
Contributor Updates: Spring 2022
We’re always pleased to share updates from our family of contributor-alumni and HippoCamp presenters. Here’s what we’ve collected between our last update now. We’d really LOVE to grow this feature, so please submit your news here for inclusion in a future update. Rachel Cann, who had a story in our inaugural issue, reported that she’s…
This is Not Baby Weight by Adina Ferguson
I often catch myself doing that thing pregnant women do as their hands rest just below the tip of their bosoms….
HippoCamp 2022 Sneak Peek
We’re busy working behind the scenes building out the conference schedule and website, but since registration is open, we wanted to give you a sneak peek at confirmed speakers and sessions so far (more to come!) We’re also posting this from, live, behind our AWP booth so for the sake of time, we’re pasting in…
