If you’ve been following the fact-vs.-fiction controversy spurred by John D’Agata’s recent book, The Lifespan of a Fact (written with fact-checker Jim Fingal), you’ll enjoy the “Dear John” letter penned by Ned Stuckey-French that is currently posted on the Brevity…
Ned Stuckey-French makes an excellent point about essays as a literary genre
Just a quick note to point out a wonderful guest blog post at the Brevity Blog by Ned Stuckey-French: The Essay as Red-Headed Stepchild. As the bio at the end of the post notes: “Ned Stuckey-French teaches essay-writing and modern…