Tag Archives: The Citron Review

  1. Is it Cake?

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    May 27, 2024 by The Citron Review

    by Elena Zhang   Is it cake or is it a hamburger? Is it cake or is it a purse? …
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  2. The Art of Listening

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    May 27, 2024 by The Citron Review

    by Elena Zhang   You were talking about the quarterly projections for your startup the third time that day while …
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  3. Vintage Butch Etiquette

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    May 27, 2024 by The Citron Review

    by Mel Sherrer   I used to drivemy mother’s chevy duallyback on VA county road 606,plumes of dust in my …
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  4. Mornings

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    May 27, 2024 by The Citron Review

    by Mel Sherrer   Banana smoothie sunlight,and                  the sound of the old chair aching,holding up my brand-new body   Mel …
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  5. My Grief as a Dinner Table

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    May 27, 2024 by The Citron Review

    by Mel Sherrer   Each time I losea dish is added,a chair is taken. Eventually,food piles up andpeople keep going. …
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  6. Green thumb

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    May 27, 2024 by The Citron Review

    by Jorge López Llorente   I always keep your hands close to my heart. The slender, pianist-like fingers, more skilled …
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  7. Astronomical Dusk

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    May 27, 2024 by The Citron Review

    by Jonathan Cardew   We were in water, swimming circles around the boats. This is a holiday, you said. This …
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  8. Most Recent Relapse of a Former Perfectionist

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    May 27, 2024 by The Citron Review

    by Karen Lozinski   The day I baked myself into existence was a messy one.  I had to redo my …
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  9. Alice by Kim Sook

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    May 27, 2024 by The Citron Review

    by Alice Stephens   I begin as Kim Sook, pliant and tender as freshly risen dough. Separated from my mother …
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  10. Pluck

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    May 27, 2024 by The Citron Review

    by Katherine James Katherine James is a writer and maker based in rural Virginia. She holds an MFA in Creative …
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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