Every interview in this series is unique and provides insight into a writer who is working on craft. Some interviewees have had many publications in literary journals, some none. Some have published books, others haven’t. Some I know personally, and…
Why do animals and wildlife figure so prominently in my writing? An interviewer asked me that question recently. At the time I answered the best way I could, but I have thought a lot about that question over the past…
The very first time I heard Jasen Sousa read, I knew he was something special. Something different. His energy and rhythm were those of a young rapper, and his topic that day was a woman lost, a story from the…
Jim Kennedy’s creative nonfiction essay “End of the Line” is one of the most powerful pieces of writing I’ve ever had the privilege to read or teach. Published in the highly respected journal Creative Nonfiction, nominated for a Pushcart Prize,…
In truth, I hardly know her. We met 10 years ago, at one of the bi-annual writing residencies required to complete our low-residency MFA program. We didn’t attend the same workshops; Sara was studying fiction, and I was focused on…
Can a relationship with a loved one survive — and even evolve — after the ultimate loss? This thought-provoking question is explored by Lisa Romeo in her new memoir, Starting with Goodbye: A Daughter’s Memoir of Love after Loss (University of Nevada…
For this third installment in the “Writers in the Trenches” series, I interviewed Massachusetts-based essayist Cindy Zelman, author of the CNF chapbook What’s in a Butch’s Purse? I met Cindy when she sat down across from me in one of…
Welcome to the second interview in my new series: “Writers in the Trenches.” Not every writer featured here will have a list of publishing accomplishments – I will showcase diverse writers who may or may not have been published, but…