Creative Nonfiction is a sub-genre of nonfiction Less than two years ago, I was a die-hard fiction girl through-and-through, and the more literary, the better. I felt cursed with my poetic ease. I wanted to write novels. I wouldn't have believed it if you told me I'd become a fountain spouting creative nonfiction. But I … Continue reading Creative Nonfiction–What in the World is That?
This experimental CNF piece is the first of my published nonfiction work. Oddly enough, I wrote the original before I knew what genre it fell into. Enjoy! **It was published in issue 64 of filling Station in autumn of 2016. The Gods, Looking Down 1. Although Travis Maxwell was not always good at expressing himself, … Continue reading Experimental CNF–“The Gods, Looking Down”
Although I've tried, I cannot stop the poet within me. I do not want to be a poet, but poetry has always saved me from myself. If you are a poet, you'll understand that writing poetry requires you to delve into your inner mind and clutch and pull at the thread of emotion, unraveling it little by … Continue reading A Pot of Poet’s Blood
I thought I would share the first short story I had published exactly a year ago. I still remember how excited I was to get an email saying that my work had been accepted. At that point, I'd had a few poems published, but never any prose. I was so excited! 2016 was a windfall … Continue reading Short Story–The Waiting
Here is the creative nonfiction (CNF) story of a lifetime. Well...of MY lifetime. The original of this CNF (creative nonfiction) piece was written for a class assignment. I think that out of all the genres, CNF is my favourite and the most rewarding, but it's also the most difficult to write. You'd think writing down … Continue reading Creative Nonfiction: Soap Opera, Starring Rachel Kim
Sometimes my short stories come one snippet at a time. I’ll suddenly have a character or a setting in my head, but the story is not clear. Usually, I open a new file and type out what’s in my head. I toss the ideas into a bulk folder called “Unfinished.” Once in a while, another … Continue reading Short Stories One Snippet at a Time
Once in a while, the first draft of a short story works. These are the stories you start and finish in one sitting. They usually need a second and maybe a third draft before they are ready to submit. Please understand that this rarely happens. When short stories are quickly written in one go, I … Continue reading Stories that Come Out Great in the First Draft
Warning: I'm Telling a Story and You Might Recognize Something There As a writer, I wander around absorbing my next story. It's not that I'm conscious about it all of the time, but the details work themselves into my mind and pop into stories that I tell. I am always taking mental notes about conversations, … Continue reading Who “Owns” a Story?
Funny, I came up with this topic as I was shovelling--I felt grateful for the half-foot of snow. Grateful that I could deal with it. As a belated Christmas gift, I decided to do my neighbour’s sidewalks as well. And just for good measure, I shovelled from my front gate to back gate and a … Continue reading Why Be Grateful for Loss
My Mother is Alive and Well Here it is--proof that I've been hearing my mother's voice in my mind for at least a decade. This is actually the first poem I had published in 2008. My mother's voice has been a running theme ever since. My mom wasn't really impressed with this poem at the time--she … Continue reading “I Killed My Mother”