Creative Briefs #8: Portrait of a Team
Creative Briefs #8 finds Haley questioning how “creative” a creative team’s “Meet the team” photos should be. As always, grateful to Mathys+Potestio for giving this series a home, and to Laura Paeng for the charming art. Click the image to read. (Artwork by Laura Paeng)
Read MoreDogs Don’t Get Nine Lives
If you ask my friends, they’ll likely say I’m the last guy they’d expect to haul off and hit someone – so this bastard was about to get the wrong impression of me. I don’t even know how hard I can punch, but what else could I do? Yell at him? Forget that. You yell … Continue reading "Dogs Don’t Get Nine Lives"
Read MoreTiny Truths (Creative Nonfiction Tweets)
The Twitter hashtag #CNFtweets, encouraged by Creative Nonfiction Magazine, is used to tell short, true stories. I’m compiling my contributions to the hashtag here. This page gets updated regularly. You’re tied into so many of my memories that I can’t untangle the knots. 5-17-19 Nearly every day at dusk, John would settle into a chair in his … Continue reading "Tiny Truths (Creative Nonfiction Tweets)"
Read MoreCreative Briefs #7: Email Police
Creative Briefs #7 reveals that Haley’s passion for language doesn’t go as far as some people might expect. Thanks to Mathys+Potestio for hosting this series. Click the image to read. (Artwork by Laura Paeng)
Read MoreCreative Briefs #6: Fake Friends
Episode six of Creative Briefs, my workplace fiction serial for Mathys+Potestio, finds Haley confronting the complexities of unrequited love…sort of. Click the image to read. (Artwork by Laura Paeng)
Read MoreA Tiny Truth in Creative Nonfiction Magazine #68
I don’t submit…heck, these days I barely write…but it’s a treat to walk past the magazine rack in Powell’s City of Books and find a gorgeous new Creative Nonfiction Magazine that has my name it. Chuffed to have another #cnftweet on the Tiny Truths page.
Read MoreCreative Briefs #5: Four-Letter Words
Episode five of my workplace fiction serial for Mathys+Potestio addresses the team-wrecking results of team-building board games. Click the image to read. (art by Lyndsay Henn)
Read MoreCreative Briefs #4: The Fine Art of Oomph
Episode four of my workplace fiction serial for Mathys+Potestio chronicles Haley’s effort to explain that, no, using more explanation points does not make the offer more exciting. Click the image to read. (art by Lyndsay Henn)
Read MoreA Tiny Truth in Creative Nonfiction Magazine #66
The best part of seeing one of my #CNFTweets in Creative Nonfiction Magazine #66 is the stellar company I have there. It’s like stepping out of school and momentarily finding myself walking amidst a crowd of cool kids. This one was a TriMet moment. I remember her smile like I’m looking at a photo.
Read MoreCreative Briefs #3: Imposter
Episode three of my workplace fiction serial for Mathys+Potestio finds our hero, Haley, wondering about the thickness of the line between impostor syndrome and realistically recognizing her shortcomings. Click the image to read. (art by Lyndsay Henn)
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