Personal narrative vs memoir This goes out to my writing students who scratch their head over my presumptuous ass throwing “personal narrative” and “memoir” around like they should automatically know the differences. In my understanding, personal narrative is using your life’s story to illume some larger issue: mental health, intersectional, feminism, racism, nature, border walls.…Read more What’s the difference between personal narrative and memoir?
Ventures
AWP 2018, some hot reads
One of the abiding pleasures of AWP is finding work you wouldn't have touched otherwise.
Male figure skating has forever changed
Last night, I finally saw the world of male figure skating shift. Last night I finally saw a space where it’s okay to be gay. Better yet, it’s cool to be straight too and to show emotion. I saw male figure skaters exhibit gestures they couldn’t have done 20 years ago. I heard commentators support rather than eviscerate the competitors. I finally sensed an arena where U.S. boys and men could express themselves—the serious, the stalwart, the silly, the queer—all were welcome.
