Category Archives: Creative Nonfiction

  1. So I Dropped a Trojan Snagged from Health Class

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    June 12, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Angela Rydell   All the hard laughter. It scrapes, as if laughter’s a kind of rape. Even Tony Antonio, …
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  2. The Persuasion of Earth

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    June 12, 2010 by The Citron Review

    by Brittany Michelson The mid day heat had ceased. The sun left only thin warmth, long golden rays spraying across …
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  3. Lost and Found

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    December 10, 2009 by The Citron Review

    by Laura Gardner   Three Mexicans come into my bar, one leading, nodding to the others to come in. They …
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  4. Fictional Author

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    September 12, 2009 by The Citron Review

    by Jennifer Rhodes   I don’t care if it sucks, if my book sells or if you bother to read …
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  5. Sunday on Fire

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    September 2, 2009 by The Citron Review

    by Dennis Fulgoni   I saw a commercial the other day regarding Rescue 911 or some shit, and the caption …
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  6. Harvest

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    September 2, 2009 by The Citron Review

    by Mira Ptacin   The colors of choice in New York are the least bright or colorful. After applying this …
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  7. The Scent of Death

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    September 2, 2009 by The Citron Review

    by Patrick O’Neil   I’m in a dark, trash-filled alley between tall brick buildings. Two men stand in shadows. I …
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  8. Frisky

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    September 2, 2009 by The Citron Review

    by Telaina Eriksen   Frisky was our Isaac, born of our Sarah. We’d given up all hope that Lady might …
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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