Category Archives: Creative Nonfiction

  1. Little Devil

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    September 23, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Naihobe González   We call it diablito. Little devil. It comes in a can, wrapped in white paper, with …
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  2. Notes on the Creative Nonfiction Selections

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    September 23, 2022 by The Citron Review

    Again and again reading submissions for The Citron Review proves to me how vital writing and witnessing can be. During …
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  3. Cloudy

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Bethany Jarmul   Altocumulus A cloud is hanging over me.  In my first profile photo on Facebook, I was …
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  4. CRONE

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Lori Barrett   Ingredients: water (up to 60%); fine lines (rhytids); not-so-fine lines (wrinkles); sagging skin (wrinkle folds); new …
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  5. Extinguish

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Jared Povanda   The way the bird falls down the chimney, as if the chimney is a mouth, as …
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  6. Mycteria americana

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Liesel Hamilton   I The first time I saw a wood stork, it was in flight. As I floated …
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  7. How to Not Write After Supper in the Summer

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Nicholas Howard   You’re in the garden weeding, watering, encouraging.  A storm earlier broke the humidity with a flash …
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  8. What Comes to Mind When You Call Me A Goddess

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Michaella Thornton   Botticelli’s Venus, except she stands naked in a field of corn or soybeans or a grove …
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  9. Notes on the Micros

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    Being Micros editor at The Citron Review means that I have the honor of reading incredible work that pushes the …
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  10. Notes on the Creative Nonfiction Selections

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    I’ve been spending a lot of time in my backyard garden. Early in spring I cleaned away winter’s debris, planted …
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