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REVIEW: The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting by Lee Gutkind.Review by Christy Moore More than once in his book, The Fine Art of Literary Fist-Fighting: How a Bunch of Rabble-Rousers, Outsiders, and...
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CRAFT: Say “Yes, And”: How the Rules of Improvisation Can Make You a Better WriterWhen you hear the word “improv,” what do you think of? Does it conjure an image of a black box theater where you once bought a ticket to see a...
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INTERVIEW: Penny Guisinger, Author of Shift: A Memoir of Identity and Other IllusionsInterview by Amy Fish Penny Guisinger was not always attracted to women. In Shift: A Memoir of Identity and Other Illusions she recounts...
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INTERVIEW: Suzanne Scanlon, Author of Committed: On Meaning and MadwomenInterview by Leslie Lindsay “How do you not measure your live in a before and after? Does anyone not do this?” writes Suzanne Scanlon in the...
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INTERVIEW: Steve Almond, Author of Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of StoriesInterview by Kristen Paulson-Nguyen When the opportunity arose to interview Steve Almond , I jumped at it. He’s a fellow Bostonian and...
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INTERVIEW: Jessica J. Lee, Author of Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and BelongingInterview by Sarah Boon In Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging , Jessica J. Lee explores the transitory nature of plants, their...
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INTERVIEW: Estelle Erasmus, Author of Writing That Gets NoticedInterview by Lara Lillibridge Every time I do a reading, there’s always at least one person who comes up to me that says, “I have...
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Alumni & Contributor Updates: Early 2024We’re always pleased to share updates from our family of contributor-alumni and HippoCamp presenters. Here’s what we’ve collected between our last...
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Day 1 of 1,000 by Jeanne MalmgrenWinner - The 2024 We Love Short Shorts Contest As he walks into the classroom, no one takes notice. They’re deep in conversation or dozing in...
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And you suddenly get why adrenaline junkies chase this rush by Abby Alten SchwartzRunner Up - The 2024 We Love Short Shorts Contest You’re on your knees, breathing hard, heel of one hand against the center of his chest,...
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The Great Wave by Lisa ThorntonRunner Up - The 2024 We Love Short Shorts Contest My son loves Under the Wave off Kanagawa, the Japanese woodblock print by Hokusai. He has...
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We Love Short Shorts Contest for Flash Creative Nonfiction: Finalists & Short List AnnouncedHippocampus Magazine’ s inaugural We Love Short Shorts Contest for Flash Creative Nonfiction/Micro CNF is now complete, and what an...
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Cold Ramen by S. N. RodriguezWhen I was younger, I’d cup my palms together to collect my father’s change. Before giving me the silver, he’d pluck out the pennies and...
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Illiterati by Luke ReiterLately, I’ve been having a lot of trouble with Ks. Part of it, I think, has to do with the acute angles: my gaze slips in and sticks, sort of...
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The Combover by Judy Harju GalliherYou fidget as your eighth-grade homeroom teacher starts handing out school portraits. Last year, you tried to conceal your braces with a...
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Behind the Microphone by Sue Fagalde LickThe dog knows you’re doing it again. You’re warming up your voice, trading your baggy jeans for tighter ones, and your sneakers for boots. She...
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The Toughest Texan by Brian Lee KnoppThe phone messages had been intriguing. Funny, even. “This is Dewayne Bagwell. I live in Harris—you probably don’t even know where that is....
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Willy: One in Ten by Beth Ann Mathews“This here’s a woolly monkey,” Gary said, “from South America. When you’re hosin’ down, keep your hands outside the bars. He’s a bit...
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The Shape of Grief by Melanie FaranelloWe were sixteen and we knew everything. It was 1989 and we spent weekends listening to Peter Frampton, Jimi Hendrix, the Dead, and sneaking...
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Things I Did In Our Tiny Alcove Of The Emergency Department While We Waited For The On-Call Psychiatrist To Assess Whether He Thought My Daughter Would Attempt Suicide Again If We Brought Her Home by Lina HermanAfter Kaschock Found my youngest child a ride home from swim practice. Studied pictures in the pamphlets the social worker left with us....
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INTERVIEW: Mimi Zieman, Author of Tap Dancing on Everest : A Young Doctor’s Unlikely AdventureInterview by Michèle Dawson Haber In 1988 at the age of 25, Mimi Zieman , a third-year medical student, joins an expedition team of four male...
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INTERVIEW: Peg Alford Pursell, Founder of Betty BooksInterview by Dorothy Rice Founded in 2010 by Peg Alford Pursell, Why There Are Words (WTAW) is an award-winning literary reading series that...
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CRAFT: Sentiment & Sentimentality by Ellen BassWhen we write—whether it’s a poem, story, novel, memoir, or essay, we want our writing to be meaningful to the reader. We want them to discover...
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REVIEW: The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon’s Notes on Bravery, Survival, and Hope by Dr. Cornelia GriggsReviewed by Carolyn Roy-Bornstein We can all remember where we were during those early days of the coronavirus pandemic. When the news was...
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INTERVIEW & REVIEW: Sue William Silverman, Author of Acetylene Torch SongsBy Lisa Cooper Ellison [This double-feature is a collaboration between our interviews and reviews team.] My first introduction to Sue William...
