“What do I get?” John barked. Ever since I filed for divorce, he asked constantly: “What do I get for 8 years of marriage?”
The Twenty-Karat Golden by Rebecca Houghton
Category: Issues
INTERVIEW: Rachel Rueckert, Author of East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage
I wrote the shitty first draft. And it was very much the, this is what happened draft.
REVIEW: The Memory of All That: A Love Story about Alzheimer’s by Mary MacCracken
The memoir thoughtfully explores the journey of caring for a spouse with Alzheimer’s disease and the struggle of caregiving.
REVIEW: Writing While Parenting by Ben Berman
The challenges of maintaining a writing life while parenting are the focus of an essay collection that also is a meditation on the writing craft.
REVIEW: Conversations with Birds by Priyanka Kumar
The book offers a reflection on the natural world and examines the experience of birding on the author’s life and identity.
WRITING LIFE: Ode to My Notebook by Ellen Frank Bayer
There is no comment, no judgment and no frowns, only a blank page with blue lines.
INTERVIEW: Alice Hattrick, Author of Ill Feelings
Ill Feelings tells the story of how women are often labeled “hysterical” and waved off by the medical profession.
CRAFT: Biased Language in CNF: Crafting with a Careful Eye by Jennifer Chong Schneider
As a biracial writer…I often struggle with how to write about race: my race, my parents’, their families’…
WRITING LIFE: Stuckness by Brett Ann Stanciu
I was way more broke beyond a car that wouldn’t start.
INTERVIEW: Tanya Frank, Author of Zig-Zag Boy: A Memoir of Madness & Motherhood
Zig-Zag Boy by Tanya Frank is a collective book, giving voice to all families who have experienced this often terrifying and jarring experience.
