The day I went to see the whale, I was on the deck of a small vessel off the coast of Kaikōura, New Zealand.
The Whale by Kat Read
Salt by Lizzie Roberts
It was after the first snow when I learned Detroit was built on a salt mine.
The Death of Sonny by Lisa Cooper Ellison
Sitting in the band’s touring van as we waited for our new driver, Mario, I was once again surrounded by smoke.
Finalists Announced: 2019 Remember in November Contest for Creative Nonfiction
This year’s Remember in November Contest for Creative Nonfiction drew about 200 submissions from around the United States and beyond. Our volunteer reading panel and managing editor narrowed down these entries to five finalists. A big Hippocampus congratulations to: Simchi Cohen (“The Wanderer”) Lisa Ellison (“The Death of Sonny”) Jennifer Minarik (“Cold Fusion and the…
Reviews of Three Adoption Memoirs: All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung; and Belief Is Its Own Kind of Truth, Maybe by Lori Jakiela; An Adoptee Lexicon by Karen Pickell
With its built-in interrogation of what it means to belong to a family, adoption offers a rich context for memoir.
Review: Hippie Chick: Coming of Age in the ‘60s by Ilene English
The feeling of creating a community of unknown but like-minded souls is intoxicating.
Review: Lost Without the River: A Memoir by Barbara Hoffbeck Scoblic
The youngest of seven children, Scoblic seems to mourn what time has erased, especially the family unit…
Review: In Another Place: With and Without my Father Norman Mailer by Susan Mailer
In her first memoir, Susan Mailer shines brightly as she presents vignettes of her own formative moments alongside valuable glimpses into the life and times of her father Norman.
INTERVIEW: Amy Fish, author of I Wanted Fries With That: How to Ask for What You Want and Get What You Need
…I Wanted Fries with That: How to Ask for What You Want and Get What You Need, combines personal narratives with practical advice on how to solve your problems…
Hippocampus Magazine’s Best of the Net Nominees 2019
Congratulations to our 2019 Best of the Net nominees.
