Category Archives: Creative Nonfiction

  1. Missiles

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    December 1, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by Leanne Simpson   We took a cab to the subway and told ourselves we were saving money. I would have …
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  2. Harborne High Street

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    December 1, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by Nod Ghosh   My mother’s blood types as B positive, and she lives up to her group. I rub …
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  3. Abroad

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    September 15, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by N. West Moss   When I was fifteen, I spent the summer in the Loire Valley as an au …
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  4. Well Done

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    September 15, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by Adam Gianforcaro   The morning gleam shot rays into my house, warming us with an intimate sincerity. My dad …
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  5. Syncing

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    September 15, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by Natasha Akery   My husband and I spoon on the bed in the guest room, and I wear him …
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  6. The Next 32 Years

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    July 31, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by Steven Coughlin   Park your car by this pile of week old snow. It will always be a used …
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  7. A Thousand More

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    July 31, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by Cheryl Smart   Foxy. That’s what we called her because she looked a lot like a red fox, same …
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  8. Breakfast at IHOP

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    July 31, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by Sue Granzella I had followed the instructions in the “Your Colonoscopy” pamphlet and had dressed for comfort. My baggy …
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  9. Buttercream Cake

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    July 31, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by Ani Tascian   My dad had just finished what would be the first of three full rounds of treatments …
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  10. Asbury Park, 2008

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    June 1, 2015 by The Citron Review

    by JC Reilly   It’s not like you remember it; the boardwalk deserted except for a few sullen gulls, the …
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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