Tag: microessay
“IF I DIE, IT’S FROM A LAG” by JJ Peña
you & your little red kia are missing you’re not answering calls or texts & you’re not at...
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miCRo: “Why I’m Caching a Gallon of Water near the Chimney Top Outlook of North Fork Mountain” by Bill King
King helps us ride the wave of grief to the shore, where it breaks over us, then retreats before it comes again.
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miCRo: “Flare” by Chrissy Martin
In her microessay on chronic pain, Chrissy Martin breaks down and redefines the language of suffering and resilience.
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Special Feature: “Interviewing with a Creative-Writing Program about How I Can Increase Their Profit Margins” by Heather Lanier
In this masterful microessay that blends experience and surrealism (as well as a Q & A), Heather Lanier explores the experience of an applicant on the academic job market.
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miCRo: “Lori Cornelius” and “The Trespass” by Beth Ann Fennelly
In two pieces that feature mothers with dementia, Beth Ann Fennelly shows us again why her work is central to contemporary enthusiasm for the form of the microessay.
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