On a cold, dull Sunday in January I began studying charts, getting to get to know my patients before making rounds as part of my geriatrics fellowship in inpatient internal medicine.
The Giants’ Magical Season by Arsheeya Mashaw
Category: Issues
Review: Southern Sin — True Stories of the Sultry South & Women Behaving Badly, edited by Lee Gutkind and Beth Ann Fennelly
The anthology, born from a themed issue of Creative Nonfiction magazine, contains 23 pieces, mostly essays, mostly smart and relatable, mostly written by bold and brave women.
Craft: The Importance of the Simmer by Risa Nye
The almost irresistible temptation for a writer is to rush to get it all down while the story is fresh. But there is a danger in that sense of urgency.
The Writing Life: Writing with a Day Job by Shannon Fandler, Guest Columnist
I realized calling myself a professional writer didn’t matter as much as I had thought, and that was actually a good thing. It knocked the pedestal out from under this career choice.
Interview: April Eberhardt, Literary Agent
I met April Eberhardt this past June while I was at Chautauqua Institution in New York teaching a memoir writing workshop.
The Last Beer Can Castle by Amy Derby
I was the kind of nine year old who proudly invited my best friend over to Dad’s place without taking into consideration that most kids my age did not have fathers like mine.
A Gun Story by A. A. Weiss
The jolt of cold left me and sleepiness returned… In the corner of the room one of the eighth graders, Vladimir, was threatening to spray a girl with a black water pistol.
Birayshul by Dawn S. Davies
My three children, whom I birthed, look nothing like me, thank goodness. I am a six footer, WASP-y, with a long face, a crooked nose, and histrionic hair…
The Inland Empire by Adriana Gonzalez
You slid a daisy stem behind your ear. We were fifteen, and you were well, and your bangs were always in your face.
Holy Basil by Debra Levy
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is sometimes described as a hiccup, or loop, in the brain. Instead of thoughts moving smoothly one to the next, a person with OCD gets stuck on a “bad,” or threatening thought…
