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I let a squirt of Purell cover my palms. I punch in the code to open the locked ward door and let myself in. An aide is loudly calling bingo numbers, competing with the din of the Boston Philharmonic on the television.One Morning in Maine
The L.L. Bean catalog arrives in early June, in an avalanche of hospital bills, condolence cards, and COVID-19 reopening announcements from Red Lobster and the Pinch a Penny pool supply store that proclaim, Jeffrey, we want you back!Thin Place
We’ve entered the thin place again, where the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead feels as if we could rip it open with a breath. We make altars to our beloved dead, arranging flowers and symbols around their fading photographs.
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Creative Nonfiction magazine defines the genre simply, succinctly, and accurately as “true stories well told.” And that, in essence, is what creative nonfiction is all about.
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February 14, 2023
An Extraordinary Centennial
Read more about Edward Lueders, a remarkable and unacknowledged creative nonfiction pioneer, and why we should all celebrate a most significant Valentine’s Day with him.
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January 16, 2023
So…What’s the Story?
Those of you who have been long-time readers of Creative Nonfiction, will know that every issue from the first to the 78th —from 1994 to 2022—leads with my “What’s the Story” column.
True Story
Each pocket-size issue our monthly mini-magazine showcases one exceptional longform essay by one exceptional writer.
