Issue 56 / Summer 2015
56 / Waiting
Because the truth takes time
This issue is all about waiting. Writers explore the boundaries of their patience as they wait for a missing family member’s return, for sleep to come, for doctors, planes, or the next good wave.
Plus, we consider the murky origins of the term “creative nonfiction”; the art of immersion reporting; books that took lifetimes to write; and more.
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What’s the Story #56
There’s a lot of waiting going on at CNF, but what we wait for most of all is compelling, informative, enticing narrative essays. Being able to publish great work is what makes all the rest of the waiting worthwhileWhy We Call It “Creative Nonfiction”
A genre by any other name? The story behind the term "creative nonfiction"The Essence of Immersion
The art of hanging outWait Times
Slipping through the cracks in the emergency roomAny Given Day
How can we measure the time remaining?Lost and Found
Finally, after forty-two years, nine missing soldiers' families can have a funeralSleepless in Any City
Insomnia in Lorca's MadridUntil My Number Is Up
Spending time in a waiting room is an activity in itselfEnd over End
It's never too late to learn a new sportGood Grief … Books
Finding solace in memoirs of lossAn Honest Application
The real story behind a Family Class Application for Canadian Permanent ResidenceNot-So-Famous Last Words
The books authors waited their whole lives to writeIn Situ: Unearthing Family Histories and Reconciling the Gaps in Our Records
Finding traces of a grandfather’s life in the archives of an empireTranslations of Time
"What we say and do matters. We have to think like activists. It is not enough to just make art. We are needed on all fronts and in many ways, and to stay silent in times like these is unacceptable for me"The Lengthening of Time
The winner of Creative Nonfiction's 'Waiting' contest talks about his prize-winning essay, "Wait Times"