Tag Archives: Creative Nonfiction
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It is the Responsibility of the Teacher
Leave a commentDecember 31, 2024 by The Citron Review
(after Grace Paley) by Emily Brisse It is the responsibility of the teacher to shift the desks, arrange the …
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Ninetyish
Leave a commentDecember 31, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Debbie Piercefield My youngest daughter (who is twenty-nine) announced on her last visit home that she needs me to …
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Mole Poblano
Leave a commentDecember 31, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Kathryn Jankowski Splashy with color and promising a horticultural paradise, garden catalogues once lured me into purchasing plants better …
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Brixton Born and Dreaming
Leave a commentDecember 31, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Felix Bill Brixton born and dreaming, I live in stolen weekends. Back where I belong for just long enough …
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Facts I Learned This Month
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Kirsten Reneau There are moths who will spend a lifetime dodging caterpillar death only to crack open from their …
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Dysphagia
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Mikki Aronoff Food jumps out of your throat like a frog leaping out of a pond. You try to …
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Continuing Education
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Mary Ann McGuigan Mama is sitting at the kitchen table, still in the clothes she wore to work, moving …
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On Feathering
1July 1, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Eliza Hayse In the spring, I watch feathers float slowly to the ground, riding on wind currents. I envy …
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Malocchio
Leave a commentJune 30, 2024 by The Citron Review
by Stephanie Trott Every Sunday afternoon, I kneel in front of my bedroom window and watch as your family pulls up …
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