Tag Archives: Creative Nonfiction
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Mothballs
1June 21, 2020 by The Citron Review
by Sayantika Mandal Naphthalene. That’s what my mother says. Moon-white balls holding magic in them, lying on the shelves …
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Notes on the Creative Nonfiction Selections
Leave a commentJune 21, 2020 by The Citron Review
While the world provides us with a steady, intravenous drip of heartache, experts tell us to “titrate” these experiences. Slow …
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Notes on the Creative Nonfiction Selections
1March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review
Parents. We all have them, in one version or another. The flesh and bone fathers who fed us breakfasts; the …
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Opera Dad
1March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review
by Claire T. Lawrence 1. Of the few things I know about you the most important is this: you …
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Opera Mom
2March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review
by Claire T. Lawrence Mothers in opera are notoriously, theatrically bad. Azucena throws a baby, which turns out to …
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Taste: A Brief Memoir with French Toast and Popcorn
Leave a commentMarch 19, 2020 by The Citron Review
by Cal Freeman My father made French toast by dipping Wonder Bread in milk and egg yolk then browning …
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What We Can’t Do: A Father and Daughter’s List
1March 19, 2020 by The Citron Review
by Anita Gill Me Hindi The moment we touched down and the prickly Delhi heat grazed our skin, you …
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The Topography of Tears
Leave a commentDecember 21, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Denton Loving As a boy, I cried despite my father’s warnings—I was too old, boys don’t cry, crying …
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The Farrier
1December 21, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Lisa Tuininga George is his name, and he’s Mexican, he tells me as I’m writing his check for …
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i want to start a podcast but
Leave a commentDecember 21, 2019 by The Citron Review
by Savannah Slone Today I meant to go to the post office, to reapply for state insurance for my …
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