"It’s more important than ever for writers to remain clear-eyed and to grapple with the big questions"

What creative nonfiction writers can learn from performance art

A father-son story, told three ways

Handicrafts and quilting bees inspire new models for writing memoir

Memoirs by daughter-caretakers tackle the messy realities of dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Hoping for the best on a hike through the "ghost forests" on one of Georgia's barrier islands

A young girl's seat assignment on the plane ride to America changes everything

A descructive visitor makes it hard to sell a father's house

Embracing the in-betweens on a solo trek in Alaska

An environmental writer sees parallels between her father's declining equilibrium and a world turned upside down