Patricia O’Donnell: Electricity

It’s drive-ins and Caddys and going back after disasters: in SC 4.1, Patricia O’Donnell’s black-earth walking tour is “Electricity.”

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Elizabeth Reed: Sitting for the Photo

Creative nonfiction, this essay from the forthcoming Storm Cellar 4.1 [pre-release ebook/preorder print] homes in on the sharp, vibrating edge of living through one’s child. It’s Elizabeth Reed’s “Sitting for the Photo”:

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DonnaMarie Girouard: Shhh

It’s hot and summer, drooling season. This essay is about knowing when — and why — to keep your mouth shut. So let’s not over-talk the intro. Donna Girouard says “Shhh”:

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Ben Langston: Roll Call

We’re not gonna dress this up. You wanted to read about the prison system, and you wanted a laugh. This is creative nonfiction: Ben Langston’s “Roll Call,” from the new SC 3.2 (get the issue proper: print, .pdf).

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Jennifer Kovelan: Winter Clutch

You know where has a foot of snow on the ground still? Minnesota!

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