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Writer’s Craft Corner: Jocelyn Jane Cox

“What Is Your Sauce Policy? On Literary Devices and Craft Choices in Quiet Memoir,” appeared in the November 6, 2026 issue of true. We know..

What Is Your Sauce Policy? On Literary Devices and Craft Choices in Quiet Memoir

A few seconds after our 13-year-old asked for lunch during a road trip this summer, those ubiquitous McDonald’s arches suddenly appeared, turned into index fingers,..

Mosaic: Craft as Discrete Infinity

I. The Writer’s Life Certain people tend to be good listeners. Writers, for example. The writer might hear how, when you swing the fence shut,..

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The Odyssey of Recollection; or, What a Vampire Can Teach Us about the Craft of Memoir

You wouldn’t expect a show centered on undead, blood-drinking, immortal creatures of the night to be the perfect model for how to write personal narrative,..

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Truth and Vulnerability: An Annotated Interview with Lauren Westerfield

Lauren Westerfield is no stranger to the complexities of writing “the true story.”

Speculation as Art: Mapping Possibilities to Tell Elusive Stories

A decade ago, I visited the Angel Island Immigration Station, the California port of entry where, between 1910 and 1940, Chinese immigrants were detained under..

Cracking Open: Accessing Vulnerability as an Emerging Writer

One thing people don’t tell you about college is how quickly you have to get used to crying in public. In high school, I had..

Body/Work: A Correspondence

Since we’d never met in person, I had to picture Richard taking notes, making observations as he walked around Brooklyn’s Cortelyou Road or maybe further..

Memoir in the Margins

The dance between journalism and memoir is like two old friends reconnecting at a party—there’s an awkwardness, a curiosity, and an undeniable chemistry. When I..

Historical Memoir for Our Times: Lessons in Testimony and Resistance

Writers might consider how integrating historical or philosophical frameworks can elevate personal suffering into universal moral inquiry.

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