Category Archives: Creative Nonfiction

  1. 3 Slivers

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    July 17, 2018 by The Citron Review

    by Sarah Wernsing   1. Evening at the river, we are here too late. We skip rocks, watch plash and …
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  2. Notes on the Creative Nonfiction Selections

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    May 2, 2018 by The Citron Review

    Perhaps one of the most important functions of literature is to help us deal with uncertainty. Authors may not set …
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  3. Monsoon City

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    May 2, 2018 by The Citron Review

    by Dani Redd   The rains are late this year. The city, in the throes of an extended summer, throbs …
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  4. Solve for X

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    May 2, 2018 by The Citron Review

    by Jackie Sizemore   The train spits us out into Normandy. We’ve arrived safely despite having the wrong ticket, and …
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  5. Notes on the Creative Nonfiction Selections

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    December 21, 2017 by The Citron Review

    Last quarter, my co-editor, Zach Jacobs, introduced our selections with his reflections on worldwide natural disasters, starting with the view …
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  6. Baton

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    December 21, 2017 by The Citron Review

    by Ben Greenlee   Ben Greenlee’s piece, “Baton,” includes a graphic and text, so we have linked to a PDF …
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  7. Collateral Beauty

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    December 21, 2017 by The Citron Review

    by Jennifer Lang   When a fellow passenger offers to play musical seats so that a father can sit in …
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  8. Speak to Me

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    December 21, 2017 by The Citron Review

    by Christopher Rabley   “She’s dead. … Mum’s dead.” My brother and I sat on either side of my father, …
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  9. Filling the Gaps

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    December 21, 2017 by The Citron Review

    by Jessica Clements When you ask if I took a gap year, we are in the cafe, cradling mugs of …
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  10. Chosen

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    October 2, 2017 by The Citron Review

    by Jennifer Battisti   Outside, the rain against the playground is heavy and decisive. Small rivers are forming in the …
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