An anecdote the author calls to mind any time she’s “feeling too scared to try something new.”
Creative Essays
Creative nonfiction and personal essays
Creative Essay
White Picket Fences, Green Trumpets, and Bisexuality
Curiosity leads to deep self-exploration and new thoughts on sexuality, friendships, and being unique.
Creative Essay
Daniel
In the form of a letter, the writer explores and questions the way he responded and reacted to a fatal accident.
Creative Essay
I Didn’t Know
At thirteen, this girl wanted to be wanted. When she says no to sex, she learns she does not yet want herself.
Creative Essay
Rain
His friends deem him cynical and pessimistic, but he admits his ability to be sentimental in telling of his relationship with a local homeless man.
Creative Essay
Lessons in Taxidermy
A speech therapy lesson teaches us a lesson more important than how to speak fluidly.
Creative Essay
Politic Football
An authentic reaction to political things—perhaps including high school football—usually falls somewhere in the vast gray area between love and hate.
Creative Essay
Curiosity in Conversation
Curiosity leads to nonexplainable and sometimes devastating ends.
Creative Essay
Looking Back
Sometimes a few years can give us a vastly new perspective.
Creative Essay
Victoria Day on the Island
A reflective personal narrative on knowing place and time are right.