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INTERVIEW: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Author of Touching the ArtInterview by Jenny Bartoy In Touching the Art (Soft Skull Press, 2023), Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore examines her complicated relationship...
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INTERVIEW: Susannah Kennedy, Author of Reading Jane: A Daughter’s MemoirInterview by Leslie Lindsay Susannah Kennedy’s mother, Jane, said several times, in several different ways that she wouldn’t want to live...
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INTERVIEW: Suzette Mullen, Author of The Only Way Through is OutInterview by Lara Lillibridge Suzette Mullen had been raised to play it safe–and she hated causing others pain. With college and law...
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Our Joint CNF Offsite Reading at AWP 2024: Join Fourth Genre, Hippocampus, River Teeth & Under the Gum Tree in Kansas CityTogether, the editorial teams of Fourth Genre, Hippocampus Magazine, River Teeth, and Under the Gum Tree announce the line-up for what’s...
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We Love Short Shorts: Flash Creative Nonfiction ContestIn honor of the shortest month of the year which includes the loving-est day of the year, we’re launching the We Love Short Shorts Contest...
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2023 Year-End Recap: A Look Back & A Look AheadAs we settle into the new year, we’re taking a moment to reflect on 2023. We’re so proud of the work our volunteer team has done to...
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REVIEW: A Petit Mal: A Mother’s Healing Love Song by Ana María CaballeroReviewed by Melissa Oliveira A Petit Mal: A Mother’s Healing Love Song (Eyewear Publishing, 2023) by Ana María Caballero, winner of the...
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INTERVIEW: Susan Kiyo Ito, Author of I Would Meet You AnywhereInterview be Leslie Lindsay In I Would Meet You Anywhere: A Memoir (Mad Creek Books, November 2023), Susan Kiyo Ito writes the story of...
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REVIEW: Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways by Brittany MeansReviewed by Ruth Bonapace Many memoirs relive a traumatic childhood. Few confront in detail the very nature of memory and how our emotions...
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REVIEW: Cacophony of Bone: The Circle of a Year by Kerri ní DochartaighReviewed by Emily Webber I’m writing this review of Kerri ní Dochartaigh’s wonderful book Cacophony of Bone: The Circle of a Year...
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INTERVIEW: Zachary Pace, Author of I Sing to Use the WaitingInterview by Lara Lillibridge I was excited to Zoom with Zachary Pace and talk about I Sing to Use the Waiting: A Collection of Essays About...
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Ringing in the Rain by Callie Arnold DinolfoPat and I sit across from each other at a dinner table in Aspen, Colorado. To the right of our table is an open kitchen, bustling with the...
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Something to Do With Peanut Butter by Ery CaswellBefore it was a scar, it was peanut butter. This moniker was a smooth, discrete measure of intimacy spread thin between two people. If you...
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Daniel by Leah GlennonThere’s a guy at my dentist’s office named Daniel, a dental hygienist, who has been there for a long time and is almost always the one...
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Here with You by Paige LammersYou’re a big horse, all eighteen hands of you. Our marshmallow pony’s back reaches only your knee, where the brown hairs turn to pitch. I toss...
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1, 2, 3, Breathe by RidghausAt the top of my inhale, I wonder, is this the last one? Is this my last breath? I ration the exhale so that it lasts as long as possible, and...
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INTERVIEW: Agata Izabela Brewer, Author of The Hunger Book: A Memoir from Communist PolandInterview by Amy Fish In The Hunger Book , Agata Izabela Brewer evokes her Polish childhood under Communism, where the warmth of her...
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REVIEW: All Things Edible, Random and Odd: Essays on Grief, Love & Food by Sheila SquillanteReviewed by Layla Khoury-Hanold It’s rare to read a recipe that starts with the direction “Begin near tears,” but that’s exactly how essayist...
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REVIEW: Awakenings: Stories of Body & Consciousness edited by Diane GottliebReviewed by Sarah Evans As I sit reading the essay collection Awakenings: Stories of Body & Consciousness (ELJ Editions; October 2023),...
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INTERVIEW: Jami Nakamura Lin, Author of The Night Parade: A Speculative MemoirInterview by Leslie Lindsay Can one create a text that is at once selfish and communal ? Is there a way to merge loss and love? What one...
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CRAFT: You’re Writing for Search Engines, Too: SEO Tips for Writers by Donna TalaricoLast month I came across a Facebook post from a local used book store, Read Rose Books (a play off of Lancaster’s nickname, the Red Rose City). I...
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Contributor Updates: Fall 2023We’re always pleased to share updates from our family of contributor-alumni and HippoCamp presenters. Here’s what we’ve collected between our...
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Hippocampus Magazine’s 2023 Best of the Net & Pushcart Prize NomineesThis year at Hippocampus Magazine we published 50+ pieces of creative nonfiction from emerging and established writers, and we are extremely...
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INTERVIEW: Janna Marlies Maron, Founding Editor of Under the Gum Tree, on Coordinating AWP Offsite EventsInterviewed by Dorothy Rice Have you ever wondered how those inspiring, packed-house Hippocampus Magazine , FOURTH GENRE , River Teeth, and...
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INTERVIEW: Clancy Martin, Author of How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of a Suicidal MindInterview by Michèle Dawson Haber Clancy Martin’s How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind (Penguin Random House; March...
