My work—writing, editing, teaching—is engaging, is demanding, is a series of repetitive motions with too little feedback and pay, is fused to my work as a parent and education advocate, is largely done at home and therefore in conflict/balance with household management, is wedded and threaded to my friends and family and our shared stories.…
CNF readers and writers, Hippocampus Magazine is launching a books division! Its first title is Selected Memories, an anthology of 33 pieces from the magazine's first five years. Edited by the seemingly inexhaustible Donna Talarico, Selected Memories is due out in a few weeks. Order a copy here. My essay "Another Version of Us" is included. I'll…
Hippo continues to blow my nonfiction-loving mind. This time, two of my favorites, who don't know each other, are featured in the same issue: Emily Brisse's "I Am Still Here" speaks to me as a parent and teacher; and Anjoli Roy's "Good Intentions, Bad Idea" speaks to me as a woman and skeptic. I know…
One of my favorite literary publications, Hippocampus Magazine, named my essay "Another Version of Us" as a finalist in this year's Remember in November Contest! As a venue dedicated to memory, Hippocampus publishes memoir and memorable essays along with craft, reviews, and interviews on/about the creative nonfiction genre. As a person without childhood memory, I'm indebted to…
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Referential Magazine celebrates literary citizenry. As a place of "creative connectedness," the magazine asks its authors to refer to other pieces in its archives when submitting. In this way, one piece sparks another, which may spark another, which may refer back to the first while also pulling in something from outside, a phrase or book or…
Suzanne Farrell Smith 