Creative Nonfiction

Close Your Eyes

(Flash Memoir) He left the room briefly and returned with a handful of Pixie Stix candy. “Want to play a game?” He asked, and I said yes because it…

Jun 15 •

Deleted Scenes from the Bestselling Utopian Book Review

Celebrating Vanya Bagaev's rebellious work of experimental fiction.

May 25 •

(Creative Nonfiction) "I wasn’t sure where you'd gotten the idea I was more interested in biology than dying penniless."

Mar 2 •

Stone House Revival

(Non-fiction) "When I was served vegetarian lasagne that looked like a bowl of liquid Soylent Green and tasted like a warm unblended veggie smoothie, I…

Feb 9 •

(Non-fiction/Poetry) For your amusement.

Jan 19 •

(Short Non-fiction) "I'm proud of what I’ve accomplished this year and am indebted to my fellow writers, readers, and supportive loved ones for…

Dec 21, 2024 •

Strange Tales from My Dream Journal

(Non-fiction) As I swung at the vegetables with a knife the size of a sword, I wondered “Is this salad for me?”

Nov 10, 2024 •

(Creative Nonfiction) The conversation was emotional, spiritual—the way conversations about trauma tend to be. He encouraged me to channel my feelings…

Oct 19, 2024 •

Music for Airports

(Creative Nonfiction) I’m wearing my jean jacket. It makes me feel young. I must be delusional because I am young, but I feel middle-aged, the way I’ve…

Oct 1, 2024 •

(Creative Nonfiction) "As a child, my mom would punctuate the end of fairytales by saying 'That’s fiction. There’s no such thing as happily ever…

Sep 22, 2024 •

(Creative Nonfiction) "I didn’t know I had a water phobia. I knew every time I entered deep water, my body betrayed both my logical mind and my deep…

Sep 11, 2024 •

The Russian Cobbler

(Creative Nonfiction) "It was 2010, and hipster lumberjacks were everywhere on the West Coast, complete with thick-rimmed black glasses, ear gauges, and…

Sep 1, 2024 •

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