Obscured Truth: A Review of Sheila Heti’s Alphabetical Diaries
An exercise in experimentation, Sheila Heti’s Alphabetical Diaries started as lines from the author’s diary, which she then entered into an Excel spreadsheet, alphabetized, and..
Heidi Czerwiec and Erica Trabold explore the function of lyric essays, and how lyric essay collections are illuminating this style of nonfiction writing.
"It seems like such a small thing to consider, with all of the other elements writers are asked to pay attention to, but I know I need to consider the specific connotations of my words," writes Jenny Hughes.
"This is how ghosts represent trans people. Cactus Country made me realize nonbinariness was a spirit that wanted me to notice it," writes August Owens Grimm in their review essay of Zöe Bossiere's new memoir.
The Writing Life: How Teaching Helped Me Reclaim My Voice
Olga Katsovskiy explores getting over the writer's block she faced after her dad's death through teaching others to "find the question that needs to be answered."