There are two types of people who ride the train at three in the morning.
going to iowa by Christine Fugate
There are two types of people who ride the train at three in the morning.
The Chronology of My Body by Josie Kochendorfer
When I am six, my nana begins taking me to her weekly Weight Watchers meetings.
Down to the Valley by Molly Bolton
I thought about where I would be if my babies had lived….
When Wishes Turn Real by Melissa Greenwood
My parents want me to start taking medicine. They say I’m just like my grandma.
Mass by Craig Holt
Earlier today, they cut the growth from my throat.
CREATIVE NONFICTION
going to iowa by Christine Fugate
The Chronology of My Body by Josie Kochendorfer
When I am six, my nana begins taking me to her weekly Weight Watchers meetings.
Down to the Valley by Molly Bolton
I thought about where I would be if my babies had lived….
When Wishes Turn Real by Melissa Greenwood
My parents want me to start taking medicine. They say I’m just like my grandma.
Mass by Craig Holt
Earlier today, they cut the growth from my throat.
Ghostcard by Ann de Forest
My sister lives outside of Seattle and has never been to Italy. This postcard came from elsewhere.
Heart Broken by Jade Lin
When I was seven, the pediatrician caught an irregular heartbeat thumping in my chest.
Returns by Laurie Granieri
When I encounter Michael’s lookalike, for a few moments he feels a little less dead.
He Said, I Said by Cindy Dean Jones
I am seeing someone else and we are done, he announced, over the phone.
Everything is Going to Be Alright by Victoria Mack
My mother is looking at the television, which is on mute, and her small mouth is open.
ARTICLES & COLUMNS
CRAFT: You’re Writing for Search Engines, Too: SEO Tips for Writers by Donna Talarico
Writers are wordsmiths; but, there’s a distinction between writing for a literary audience and writing for the web….
INTERVIEW: Janna Marlies Maron, Founding Editor of Under the Gum Tree, on Coordinating AWP Offsite Events
We speak to Janna Maron about organizing CNF-infused offsite events at the annual AWP conference.
INTERVIEW: Clancy Martin, Author of How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of a Suicidal Mind
If the line of work you’ve chosen involves emotional sensitivity, you have to be very careful with yourself.
INTERVIEW: Meg Kissinger, Author of While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
No doubt I was drawn to writing about mental illness because of my family circumstances.
INTERVIEW: Kathryn K. Abdul-Baki, Author of Dancing Into the Light: An Arab-American Girlhood in the Middle East
The book only goes to a certain point in my life, to where the lights went out in my life, and then restarted.
REVIEW: incurable optimist: living with illness and chronic hope by Jennifer Cramer-Miller
The memoir chronicles the author’s decades-long journey battling a life-threatening autoimmune disorder.
REVIEW: Love in the Archives: A Patchwork of True Stories About Suicide Loss by Eileen Vorbach Collins
The memoir in essays is a heartbreaking chronicle of a teenage daughter’s death by suicide.
WRITING LIFE: One Letter at a Time by Vanessa Stirling
A rhythm develops as I maneuver across five lanes of I-66.
