The experimental memoir combines research, reflections on belonging, and a variety of essay forms in the author’s exploration of her past.
REVIEW: Curing Season: Artifacts by Kristine Langley Mahler
Category: Issues
REVIEW: The Fact of Memory: 114 Ruminations and Fabrications by Aaron Angello
Each of the words in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29 becomes a prompt for the entries in this collection of short prose pieces.
CRAFT: Using Physical Comedy to Energize Dark Memoir by Susan Lippincott Mack
In literature, physical comedy may be slapstick or it may use subtle references to body functions….
WRITING LIFE: Support Yourself as You Write About Trauma by Joy von Steiger
The more I revise, the more the piece takes shape as a living memorial emblematic of power and mastery.
WRITING LIFE: How A Lit Mag Can Grow You By Kristen Paulson-Nguyen
Inside you is a writer but also a battle.
CRAFT: Big Writing Dreams? Here’s Why You Need to Enter CNF Contests by Nicole Breit
CNF contests are worth submitting to, even if you’re a new writer. In fact, they’re a fantastic place to start.
Eruption by Yvanna Vien Tica
The night the volcano spewed ash into our lives, I dreamt about eating lava.
Tutored by Rick Brown
When we veer from the lighted street to cut through an alleyway, I just know something is about to happen, like sixth sense…
Why is a Door a Plate? by Aiysha Jahan
When would a door ever be a plate? It is when I look across the road and say: Hey, they’ve dumped two plates outside.
Kitchen Instincts by Suzanne Orrell
At my house, Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — wasn’t complete without creamy, cheesy noodle kugel…
