Tag: Memoir
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Loading…âď¸đ ď¸ A Q&A with Lee Gutkind, ‘Godfather’ of Creative Nonfiction, on the Fine Line Between Truth and Fabrication
The author, professor and founder of “Creative NonďŹction” magazine talks about his latest book on the history of the genre, and pushing the limits of storytelling.
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Otomatsu Wada
Left to fend for himself at the Gila River internment camp, a twice-widowed Japanese-American father exited his barracks one day. Where he was headed, no one ever knew.
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A Volunteer Escort Collects Stories From Outside an Abortion Clinic
After an early traumatic experience with her reproductive health, Wendy Rawlings finds herself, at 50 years old, offering support to patients at a womenâs center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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In This Family, the Automobile Represented Both Extreme Chaos and Ultimate Freedom
Cars had an outsized impact on Nancy A. Nicholsâs life growing up: They liberated her and her mom, forever changed her father and briefly reunited her familyâthese are the tales that defined her.
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F*ck the Literary Establishment
How a bunch of rabble-rousers, outsiders and neâer-do-wells concocted creative nonfiction and changed journalism forever.
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Weird Doesnât Even Begin to Describe It
It took my brother having his thumb almost cut off by his wife to realize what so many already knew: that maybe their marriage couldnât be saved after all, despite their love.
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Call for Pitches: Heart of the Matter
Our new collab with Creative Nonfiction explores the heart from all angles: your epic heartbreak, what youâve done for love or an incredible life-saving procedure involving that organ in your chest.
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The Song We Can’t Get Out of Our Heads
Wondering what the Emerson Brothers sound like after reading last week’s feature, ‘The Long, Twisting Tale of Two Farm Boys Who Finally Got Their Big Break’? Check out their hit, ‘Baby,’ and more.
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A Manâs Quest to Be âAt Oneâ With a Tiger
In 2012, David Villalobos dove into the Siberian tiger pit at the Bronx Zoo. The author retraces Villalobosâs steps in an attempt to understand the impulse that drove him to get close to a predator.
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Our House Will Flood Again. And Again. Hereâs Why We Refuse to Leave.
After Jared Bilskiâs home took on four feet of water in a hurricane, he and his wife decided to rebuildâdespite the threat of more extreme weather. Theyâre far from the only ones who will never flee.