I turned on my side when I heard the gentle flick of the light switch.
The Weight of Wood by Alexa Livingston
There used to be a fireplace in the living room of what had become just my dad’s house…
There There by Sonja Larsen
There there, my father says to the crying baby he is rocking in his arms…
Glossary of Inversions by A.N. Weissman
When I was three, I cut my hair with safety scissors just to hear the sound of the blade.
Empty Nesting by Melanie McGehee
She came to me looking like a dried-up ball of rotting twine.
Cacao by Ceridwen Lee
The stove is hot enough to hiss. Around me, the house shifts in its sleep.
CREATIVE NONFICTION
Lightly buttered toasts, with strawberry jam by Andrea Lius
The Weight of Wood by Alexa Livingston
There used to be a fireplace in the living room of what had become just my dad’s house…
There There by Sonja Larsen
There there, my father says to the crying baby he is rocking in his arms…
Long Morning by Diana Toubassi
Hyperemesis gravidarum. It had received only passing mention in medical school.
Glossary of Inversions by A.N. Weissman
When I was three, I cut my hair with safety scissors just to hear the sound of the blade.
The Ice in Spring by Matthew Trumbull
It was late April and I was nine, roaming the muddy woods near Lake Minnewashta with Aaron and Michael…
The Woman in Unit 2 by Rachel Veznaian
…I receive four texts from Gretchen, my upstairs neighbor and self-appointed building manager.
Empty Nesting by Melanie McGehee
She came to me looking like a dried-up ball of rotting twine.
Cacao by Ceridwen Lee
The stove is hot enough to hiss. Around me, the house shifts in its sleep.
ARTICLES & COLUMNS
INTERVIEW: Jennifer Crystal, Author or One Tick Stopped the Clock
One Tick Stopped the Clock by Jennifer Crystal chronicles her struggle with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
WRITING LIFE: Fit Submitting into Your Writing Life (Without Totally Losing It) by Benjamin Davis
Submitting to lit mags is, you might say, the absolute worst.
CRAFT: Turning Your Story into Art by Anne Gudger
My first draft/not draft of my memoir was pretty much me typing up my journals….
INTERVIEW: Elissa Altman, Author of Permission: The New Memoirist and the Courage to Create
Elissa Altman shares the creative wisdom she gained from the painful experience of releasing her first memoir, which is a gift to the reader.
INTERVIEW: Bonny Reichert, Author of How to Share An Egg
Amy Fish speaks with Bonny Reichert, author of the culinary memoir, How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty.
INTERVIEW: Marty Ross-Dolen, Author of Always There, Always Gone: A Daughter’s Search for Truth
Told with a poet’s precision for language, and a novelist’s eye for storytelling, Marty Ross-Dolen takes a slightly unconventional approach to this memoir.
INTERVIEW: Michelle Yang, Author of Phoenix Girl: How a Fat Asian with Bipolar Found Love
A staunch and highly vocal advocate, Michelle Yang has made a name for herself in the national conversation about bipolar disorder
REVIEW: Held Together by Rebecca N. Thompson
Rebecca N. Thompson presents a broad spectrum of experiences and a diverse group of women from different backgrounds and nontraditional families.
REVIEW: Human/Animal: A Bestiary in Essays by Amie Souza Reilly
Human/Animal is an ambitious, braided essay collection that resists easy answers.
REVIEW: Everything is Fine, I’ll Just Work Harder by Cara Gormally
Cara Gormally delivers a quietly radical graphic memoir that explores how trauma embeds itself in the body, mutates into perfectionism.
