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Tag: nonfiction

“Sorry Sir, I’m Not the Man You’re Looking For” by Stella Meadows
Non-Fiction

“Sorry Sir, I’m Not the Man You’re Looking For” by Stella Meadows

January 16, 2023January 15, 20230

The only word I understand is monsieur. A sling of unintelligible French blindsides me as I walk down the street; and though I have no …

“The Last Nights of Sisterhood” by E.B. Cotenord
Non-Fiction

“The Last Nights of Sisterhood” by E.B. Cotenord

November 18, 2022March 20, 20230

On my sister’s 21st birthday, I visited her at the Cook County Jail. Looking back, I wish I hadn’t been so annoyed to see her …

“The Gift” by E.B. Cotenord
Non-Fiction

“The Gift” by E.B. Cotenord

October 17, 2022January 8, 20240

Trigger Warning: sexual themes and abuse In my career as a sex worker, I accept gifts with poise and grace. It’s an odd twist in …

“Alligators to Ashes” by Margaret S Mandell
Non-Fiction

“Alligators to Ashes” by Margaret S Mandell

June 6, 2022April 30, 20234

Prologue to a Memoir Based on Love Letters to my Dead Husband By Margaret S. Mandell Sunday, December 10, 2017  My Dearest Love: October 2015. …

“What Lay Beneath” by Christine Yount Jones
Non-Fiction

“What Lay Beneath” by Christine Yount Jones

April 29, 2022May 1, 20220

In the sweltering summer of 1966, I have a kitten who will not cooperate under the Arizona sun that glares at me from its cloudless …

“Dog Joy” by Judy Guilliams-Tapia
Non-Fiction

“Dog Joy” by Judy Guilliams-Tapia

April 22, 2022April 17, 20224

I am sitting on my meditation cushion, cross-legged and with eyes closed, warmed by the afternoon sun shining through the glass patio door in front …

“Trenches, Rats, and Watercolors” by Geoff Watkinson
Non-Fiction

“Trenches, Rats, and Watercolors” by Geoff Watkinson

February 28, 2022February 27, 20220

My internship duties in the Fine and Decorative Arts Department of the British National Army Museum included organizing and documenting collections of photographs and rearranging …

“Suburban Complaint #1988—Skunked” by Peter Dabbene
Non-Fiction

“Suburban Complaint #1988—Skunked” by Peter Dabbene

February 18, 2022March 20, 20230

It was late at night, and the dog was barking—that is, until she suddenly voiced a squeal that made it sound like she’d been stabbed …

“The prison is like a Victorian asylum” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Non-Fiction

“The prison is like a Victorian asylum” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

December 31, 2021December 26, 20211

The prison is like a Victorian asylum, and carefully arranged. The grounds are tastefully laid out, each tree with its own hillock of greeenery and …

“Running on Empty” by Melissent Zumwalt
Non-Fiction

“Running on Empty” by Melissent Zumwalt

October 8, 2021October 4, 20210

June 1999 Bzz…Bzz…Bzz… My alarm sounds off, 2:00 a.m. A rude but expected awakening. Rolling onto my side, out of bed, I slump upright. From …

“A Season’s Breath” by Turi Ekirapa
Non-Fiction

“A Season’s Breath” by Turi Ekirapa

August 27, 2021December 6, 20240

I can’t sleep. Deep breath in. Boredom has hit me like a speck of bird poop that I can’t shake off. I’m doing that thing …

The Metaworker Podcast | 006 Meditations on Water by Stella Meadows
Podcast

The Metaworker Podcast | 006 Meditations on Water by Stella Meadows

July 28, 2021March 6, 20240

Episode Description: Editors Matthew, Elena, and Melissa talk to Stella Meadows about her brilliant nonfiction (as well as what makes brilliant nonfiction in general), identity, …

The Metaworker Podcast | 005 Kurt by Veronicca Lupinacci
Podcast

The Metaworker Podcast | 005 Kurt by Veronicca Lupinacci

July 28, 2021March 6, 20241

Episode Description: Editors Matthew, Elena, and Melissa talk to Veronica Lupinacci about her wonderful poem, Kurt. We talk about nonfiction, how we remember people, and the …

“The God of Good Things” by Snata Bose
Non-Fiction

“The God of Good Things” by Snata Bose

September 3, 2018August 29, 20200

The rain cut me a river wide enough to savour my numbered gardens— each with their own cloud. And in each I bred a different …

“Hatching” by Lena Silver
Non-Fiction

“Hatching” by Lena Silver

January 8, 2018September 23, 20200

I was born an old soul they say, a quiet spectator mulling over muddled thoughts, about what I don’t know, perhaps a previous lifetime. I …

“Tunnels, Caves, Helmets” by Edd Rose
Non-Fiction

“Tunnels, Caves, Helmets” by Edd Rose

August 21, 2017September 11, 20170

I’ve probably been inside more than 500 tunnels, caves, souterrains, or underground passages in my entire life. My first home was a kind of cave, …

“Moments of Suffocating Dullness Interspersed with Violent and Near-suicidal Flashes of Excitement” by Edd Rose
Non-Fiction

“Moments of Suffocating Dullness Interspersed with Violent and Near-suicidal Flashes of Excitement” by Edd Rose

July 3, 2017August 29, 20200

The poet Charles Bukowski said “I don’t know about other people, but when I wake up in the morning and put my shoes on, I …

“Six Wheat Stories” by Emily Ruth Taylor
Micro / Non-Fiction

“Six Wheat Stories” by Emily Ruth Taylor

November 21, 2016January 15, 20220

1 My grandfather lived next to two wheat farmers. I secretly wished my grandfather was a wheat farmer. I would bicycle along the edge of …

“An Abstract Vision of Paradise” by Scott Thomas Outlar
Miscellaneous / Non-Fiction

“An Abstract Vision of Paradise” by Scott Thomas Outlar

July 18, 2016September 23, 20201

     Into the infinite void where spaciousness calls out with a silent vibrating hum. Vibrant electricity gets shocked and magnetized by polar extremes to …

“On Writing” by Marina Shugrue
Editorial

“On Writing” by Marina Shugrue

February 15, 2016September 22, 20200

The reason I write is a simple one: I’ve always done it, and I can’t imagine living my life without writing. When I think about …

“The Woman Who Makes My Salad” By LilyAnne Rice
Non-Fiction

“The Woman Who Makes My Salad” By LilyAnne Rice

December 21, 2015August 29, 20200

It occurred to me the other day that I don’t know your name even though you wear a name tag. I never even bothered to …

“Two Kisses” by Tadeu Bijos
Non-Fiction

“Two Kisses” by Tadeu Bijos

December 14, 2015September 23, 20201

I was five years old when I first kissed a girl. Her name was Juliana and it happened during my kindergarten recess, on the sand …

The Cycle of Writing by Nicole Mormann
Editorial / Non-Fiction

The Cycle of Writing by Nicole Mormann

September 14, 2015August 29, 20200

The first time I tried to ride a two wheel bike, I remember my dad running alongside my six-year-old self as I swerved down the …

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