Kevin Carter committed suicide four months after winning the Pulitzer. … more
Category Archives: CREATIVE NONFICTION
Truer Than Anything True
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Brian AdamsWith images of sexism, oppression and white male privilege swirling through my head, the Women’s March and rally brought up a ton of issues, one of which was my writing.… more
Splinters
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Francisco MartínezcuelloMy nightmares don’t have a pattern, but lately they’ve been about my dead father-in-law. I am walking down an unlit hallway, searching for the light switch. My hand traces the paneling, catching splinters from the knotty pine. A fluorescent light shines on James, like he’s on a stage, but he spoils the moment when he points to my bleeding finger.… more
Unbearable Burden of Being
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Ryan W. BradleyI am bad at killing myself. When you are unsuccessful at suicide some people say you really just want attention or that it’s a cry for help. But really, sometimes you just suck at it.… more
On Being Red Assed
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Casey Pycior“I wasn’t just a baseball player, I was Hard-Nosed. I was Gritty. I was a Ballplayer. I was Red Assed.”… more
Cigarettes After Sexism: The Shy-Boy Misogyny of Indie
CREATIVE NONFICTION by John ShakespearI spent most of high school wearing hoodies, reading guys like Salinger, and thinking about a girl called Laura, whose name is not really Laura.… more
To Kill a Watchman
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Alyssa StriplinDuring my last semester of graduate school, when MFA applications were pending, I was granted a sign from the literary gods. It came in the form of a poorly-worded tweet that was linked, forwarded, and tagged to me at least five times, all from different people: “RECENTLY DISCOVERED NOVEL FROM HARPER LEE, AUTHOR OF TO… more
The Language of Depression
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Ryan W. BradleyThere is no quicker way to spiral downward as a depressive than to start thinking about all the things you want out of life, all the things you expect and desire for yourself. In Reasons to Stay Alive, Matt Haig warns against getting lost in thinking about where you are in relation to where you… more
