creative nonfiction 2/5

Feb 183 min read

"Where’s Charlie" by Rebecca Tiger

In my dream, I pick up my cell phone and hear my mother’s voice. She sounds sleepy and far away. “I’ve been trying to call you,” she...

Feb 1817 min read

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"Sundays in Germany" by Anna Nguyen

On the days when I have miscalculated our groceries and we are unable to run to the closest store, my partner and I often decide to buy a...

Feb 44 min read

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"The Bone ole" by Gavin Turner

I was on the way back with the dog, last street. People don’t know neighbours in other streets. The man started the conversation about...

Feb 44 min read

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"God Shines" by Kim McVicker

Some might like to fancy it up, call it a mobile home, but let’s be serious, it was a trailer. None of those trailers had tires, they...

Feb 43 min read

CNF

"Iconography" by Stephanie Frazee

I attended mass with my son. His first time, my second. My first time was my boyfriend’s niece’s first communion. My boyfriend said the...

"Wind Out Of The South-East" by Daniel Addercouth

Jan 282 min read

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"Wind Out Of The South-East" by Daniel Addercouth

1. I hand my father the toothbrush, watch as he struggles to apply the toothpaste. I tell myself not to intervene, just as I did when my...

Jan 282 min read

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"Small Goodbyes" by Rebecca Minelga

Phototograph courtesy of Slobbered Lens. His skinny arms wrap around my torso, his face buried in my shirt, a makeshift handkerchief...

Jan 213 min read

CNF

"No Hitter" by Deryck N. Robertson

There has been much written about the new MLB rules this season. I read daily reports on how fast games are (2:38), how stolen bases have...

"When I send my sexual abuse poems..." & "For my niece..." by Gretchen Filart

Jan 12 min read

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"When I send my sexual abuse poems..." & "For my niece..." by Gretchen Filart

CW: Rape, sexual assault When I send my sexual abuse poems to Western magazines, they always end up rejected My poems are orphans in...

Jan 15 min read

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"Guest Books" by Jesper Soerensen

The fact that we had arrived in the free-spirited city of Amsterdam became clear to us the moment we opened the door of our vacation...

"Locking Eyes With Mahalaxmi" by Ashwini Gangal

Nov 12, 20234 min read

CNF

"Locking Eyes With Mahalaxmi" by Ashwini Gangal

A true story about faith narrated by a faithless writer. Atheists frequently call on other people’s Gods when they’re desperate. Worn...

"Some Tracery of Stardust" by Robin Kinzer

Nov 12, 202319 min read

CNF

"Some Tracery of Stardust" by Robin Kinzer

Author’s Note: "Some Tracery of Stardust" maps one woman's history with cats, in parallel to her history with chronic illness. This is a...

Oct 15, 20232 min read

CNF

"Release Me" by Shirley Chan

The demon walks into the coffee shop and moves toward me, his cloven hooves tapping on the ceramic tile floor. He is late, and I will...

"Godmother and the King of Myth" A.J.M. Aldrian

Oct 3, 202313 min read

CNF

"Godmother and the King of Myth" A.J.M. Aldrian

Hidden within the Austrian and Germanic borders, the palace of the last king stands still, only ever brushed by the wind. To reach the...

Sep 17, 20237 min read

CNF

"Living on the Edge" by Louis M.

CW: Eating Disorder I slid into his DMs with a burning fire at the tips of my fingers. I rushed to type a message that would remain...

"Me and Vinnie from New Jersey as told by Google’s Oxford English Language…" by Lisa Thornton

Sep 3, 20232 min read

CNF

"Me and Vinnie from New Jersey as told by Google’s Oxford English Language…" by Lisa Thornton

Me and Vinnie from New Jersey as told by Google’s Oxford English Language Dictionary want v. have a desire to possess n. a lack...

"Showers in the Dark" by Kevin Edward Reed

Sep 3, 20239 min read

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"Showers in the Dark" by Kevin Edward Reed

About three years ago, I began to take showers in the dark. In part to wash away the grime and filth of the day, but also to feel...

"Grief for the Glistening and the Grisly" by Patricia McCrystal

Aug 20, 20234 min read

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"Grief for the Glistening and the Grisly" by Patricia McCrystal

Like so many others, Cormac McCarthy was profoundly influential to my literary practice. McCarthy’s prose left me aghast. Devoured....

Aug 20, 20237 min read

CNF

"Naked Man Walking" by Dustin Michael

I. Amsterdam has many open-air public urinals, but I can recall only one. It consisted of a semicircle of vertical 2x4s enclosing a...

Jul 23, 20231 min read

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"The Question" by Virginia Foley

Brian is handsome under moonlight: black shirt, grey jacket and peppered hair. My husband and Brian’s wife have stepped away from the...