I visited Papa several times a day, sneaking him small cups of black coffee and pints of Haagen-Dazs chocolate ice cream.
The Fig Thief by Rachel Blumenfeld
Category: Issues
Winners, Finalists Announced in 2013 Remember in November Contest for Creative Nonfiction
We are pleased to congratulate and announce the grand prize winner, runner up and finalists in this year’s creative nonfiction contest.
Interview: Beth Kephart, author of Handling the Truth, on the writing of memoir
When I talk about vulnerability I’m really talking about letting down your guard. To let the past seep into you.
Reel Life: Salinger, a Film by Shane Salerno
In the documentary film Salinger, director Shane Salerno attempts to parse the details of the author’s rise in the literary world and his voluntary exile from public eye.
Craft: Magic Books by Donna Steiner
There are several sure-fire things I do when I feel stuck and can’t write as fluidly as I’d like…sometimes I resort to my magic books.
Review: Much Ado About Loving by Jack Murnighan and Maura Kelly
Imagine some of the most notable literary minds in a room together. No matter their time or works, they sit in a circle connected by one central theme — love.
Vanishing: The Anxiety of Geography & Genetics by Leslie Tucker
I smile like a mannequin, swallow the lump in my throat, yearning to squeeze him, fly him through the air … Gus, however, is digital, untouchable.
Wash Me Clean by Cathy A. E. Bell
She refuses to bathe anymore. Gram stinks of aged urine and dirty clothes, her greasy hair stuck to the side of her head.
Burn by Cheryl Diane Kidder
“Not so fast,” he said, reaching across me and pushing the lock down. He undid the buttons on his jeans and told me, “Suck it. Then you can
leave.”
On Becoming a Saint by Colleen O’Neill
When I was seven years old, I almost become a saint, and it was all Sister Agatha’s fault.
