Tag Archives: Creative Nonfiction
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Odds Are
Leave a commentJune 21, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Julie Watson Women often fall prey to inertia, my gynecologist says. From somewhere under the gown tented over …
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When You’re at Daddy’s
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by Elyse Giaimo Off goes the duck nightlight. “Thanks,” I say, “but Eva’s with her father.” His orange bill …
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Fancy for Broken
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by Kelle Schillaci Clarke You are baking red velvet cupcakes for Valentine’s Day. Cream cheese frosting and heart-shaped sprinkles. …
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What About Me?
1June 21, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Phyllis Reilly The year is 1951. I am nine years old. For most of my life my father …
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If By Cadillac You Meant a Pinto
2June 21, 2019 by The Citron Review
by A. Grifa Ismaili (for Lilsbw & Urmi) The first time I heard this kat read it was the …
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The Snake
Leave a commentJune 21, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Emanuele Pettener Translated from Italian by Thomas De Angelis In the middle of a golden summer during my …
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Notes on the Creative Nonfiction Selections
Leave a commentJune 21, 2019 by The Citron Review
Recently, I was talking to someone in a mental health treatment program who felt afraid to share her truth because …
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The Reluctant Secret Sharer
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by Maria Terrone If this were a novel, I’d be sitting by the steam pipe in our living room, …
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I Can See Her
2March 20, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Christopher Rabley Ahead of my children, who laughed and whipped their paddles to stream water at my back, …
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Notes on the Creative Nonfiction Selections
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2019 by The Citron Review
At the end of a long winter, we often understandably long for spring. But in our lust for relief from …
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