Issue #48, Spring 2013
Southern Sin
Creative Nonfiction #48 features deliciously degenerate stories about sinning in the South, from cheating at pee-wee football to the murderous jealousy of illicit lovers, the perils of shacking up, and the secret pleasures of arson.
All of that (vicarious) sinning calls for a little redemption. In Writers at Work, three authors explore the intersection of literature and healing. Writing isn't therapy--but can it be therapeutic?
Plus: Tiny truths, a nonfiction sestina, and some stories we regret not being able to publish.
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From the issue:
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What's the Story by Lee Gutkind
From the Editor -
Sin by Max Garland
“It hovered in the glowing tips of my unmarried uncles’ cigarettes...” -
Harm by Michael Copperman
“'Did you throw that rock?' he said, anger rising in his voice..." -
Writing Memoir and Writing for Therapy by Tara DaPra
An exploration of the intersection of literature and healing. -
Title Envy
Our favorite submission titles from the “Southern Sin” contest entries -
The Relationship Between Text and Image
An interview with the issue's illustrator, Kristen Radtke
Table of Contents
From the Editor Lee Gutkind ... read more
Sin Max Garland ... read more
Prism Rachel Michelle Hanson
Goddamn Tupelo Sandra Beasley
The On-Ramp Amy Thigpen
Mad Love: The Ballad of Fred & Allie Sonja Livingston
The Renters Chelsea Rathburn
Shacked Up Mary Helen Kennerly
Harm Michael Copperman ... read more
The Wishbone Harrison Scott Key
Writing Memoir and Writing for Therapy: An Inquiry on the Functions of Reflection Tara DaPra ... read more
Salvage, Salvation, Salve: Writing That Heals Jennifer Lunden
Managing the Angry Voice: How to Convey Anger in Memoir Without Alienating Readers Sandi Hutcheson
OC/D Lynn Kilpatrick
Twitter Micro-essays
Title Envy ... read more
ARTWORK Kristen Radtke ... read more
Contributors
Sandra Beasley
Sandra Beasley is the author of Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life, a memoir and cultural history of food... read more
Michael Copperman
Michael Copperman teaches low-income, first-generation college students of diverse backgrounds at the University of Oregon. His prose has... read more
Tara DaPra
Tara DaPra received her MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2008. She teaches writing at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay and the... read more
Max Garland
Max Garland is a former rural letter carrier from Kentucky and the author of The Postal Confessions and Hunger Wide as Heaven.... read more
Rachel Michelle Hanson
Rachel Michelle Hanson earned her MFA from the University of Utah and is currently a PhD candidate in literature and creative writing at... read more
Sandi Hutcheson
Sandi Hutcheson is a graduate of Spalding University's MFA in Creative Writing program. She teaches creative writing and communications... read more
Mary Helen Kennerly
Mary Helen Kennerly lives in Iowa City and is finishing a book-length essay on thrill-seeking and self-understanding in an era preoccupied... read more
Harrison Scott Key
Harrison Scott Key is the author of The World’s Largest Man (HarperCollins), which is a memoir somewhere between A River Runs through... read more
Lynn Kilpatrick
Lynn Kilpatrick’s essays have appeared in Ninth Letter and Brevity. Her short story collection, In the House, was published by FC2.... read more
Sonja Livingston
Sonja Livingston’s first book, Ghostbread, won the AWP Award for Creative Nonfiction and has been honored with awards from the... read more
Jennifer Lunden
Jennifer Lunden (LCSW, LADC, CCS) is a practicing therapist and the founder and executive director of the Center for Creative Healing in... read more
Chelsea Rathburn
Chelsea Rathburn is the author of two poetry collections, A Raft of Grief, recently released by Autumn House Press, and The... read more
Amy Thigpen
Amy Thigpen is a native New Orleanian, whose work has appeared in The Best Travelers' Tales 2004, Hot Flashes: Sexy Little... read more