Category Archives: Creative Nonfiction

  1. Crowning

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    December 15, 2012 by The Citron Review

    by Robin Silbergleid   My daughter has a big head. When the baby was small and mostly bald, a friend …
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  2. Girl on Fire

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    December 15, 2012 by The Citron Review

    by Michelle Brooks   The year I became a Catholic, a student of mine named Kelly gave me two cardboard …
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  3. Another Weekend for the Whiplashed

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    December 15, 2012 by The Citron Review

    by Matthew Dexter   The rattlesnake belt swung from dirty jeans as Bill told me to leave the room so …
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  4. What I Might Tell my Children

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    December 15, 2012 by The Citron Review

    by Timothy L. Marsh   I foresee a distant Sunday afternoon, visitation day at the Sleepy Autumn Hospice Center, my …
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  5. For You

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    December 15, 2012 by The Citron Review

    by Catori Sarmiento   For you, my dark self to match your own. I, a charred woman. The canvas covering …
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  6. Imaginary Sons

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    December 15, 2012 by The Citron Review

    by Jessica McCaughey   In a house like that, you were lucky to have such a big bedroom, almost an …
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  7. Present Tense

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    December 15, 2012 by The Citron Review

    by Heather Rick   A return and an afternoon. Blocks of time, cut and dried, set aside for the duty …
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  8. Count of Blessings

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    September 14, 2012 by The Citron Review

    by Lhea J. Love   There isn’t much to say. The father of my firstborn is much more than the …
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  9. In Concert

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    September 14, 2012 by The Citron Review

    by Susan Hodara   I am sitting in the seat, in the row, in the theater. My husband is beside …
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  10. Beautiful Again

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    September 14, 2012 by The Citron Review

    by Lalanii R. Grant   The moment I met Evan I knew we would fuck. We took Astrology together; he …
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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