Category Archives: Creative Nonfiction

  1. Notes on the Creative Nonfiction Selections

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    December 21, 2020 by The Citron Review

    A few years ago for nine uncanny weeks I dated a man who worked nights and each morning while the …
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  2. Notes on the Micros

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    December 20, 2020 by The Citron Review

    Crack the classroom windows, even though the air is freezing. Prop the door to get that science-approved cross ventilation. Gasp …
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  3. The Archeologist

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    December 15, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Carlo Rey Lacsamana   When I passed by the train station today and was greeted by emptiness and the …
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  4. 10 Tips for Walking Alone at Night

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    December 15, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Ronit Plank   1) Tie up your hair so you don’t look as much like a girl.  2) Walk …
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  5. And Just Like That

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    December 15, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Amanda Gaines   I had to admire his timing; breaking up with me two weeks before I moved across …
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  6. Punchline

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    December 15, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Albert Abonado   Your white friend let you know that it’s okay for him to make jokes about black …
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  7. Summer Storm

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    December 15, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Ashley Lewin   Twenty minutes passed between the call to pick up a stray cat and arriving at the …
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  8. Notes on the Creative Nonfiction Selections

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    September 23, 2020 by The Citron Review

    When I moved across the street from a park eight years ago I was surprised by how loud it was. …
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  9. Sandstone and Slate

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    September 23, 2020 by The Citron Review

    by Jennifer Stewart Miller   My ancestor John Mulford, of Eastham, MA, died on April 20, 1730, in his 59th …
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  10. Notes on the Micros

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    September 23, 2020 by The Citron Review

    Sometimes we blow the bubble. It has to be big enough to hold us in. To keep the unwanted realities …
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IMAGE: Painted scroll: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu)
IMAGE: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu) (Yokoi Kinkoku 横井金谷) , 1985.791,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2025