creative nonfiction
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The Man In The Arena
Benjamin Kalb stepped out of his car and into the storm as if crossing an invisible threshold. Rain fell in hard, wind-driven sheets, needling his face and soaking his clothes. Beneath his feet, the Stony Creek Bridge stretched long—an earth-filled concrete Luten arch nearly a quarter mile in length, its 1,187 feet offering no shoulder,… Continue reading
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Fun-Sized
A memoir chapter should be fun-sized—not small, but complete. A self-contained tale that integrates all the elements of a story—plot, characterization, dialogue, setting—in one sitting. You should be able to lift one chapter out, read it during an oil change or on a quiet Sunday morning, and feel satisfied. Something began. Something changed. Something ended.… Continue reading
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The Witch
With my little seven-year-old hand, I tried turning the knob to our front door, but it wouldn’t open. I tried again. This time, I used both hands and all the kid muscle I could summon, putting my whole body into the job like pro wrestler Hulk Hogan did against his rival André the Giant. The… Continue reading