When I first taught personal narrative in my freshmen Literature and Writing course last year I planned a traditional unit. I practiced descriptive writing techniques by having them listen to the ...

Storytelling saved my sanity during the coronavirus pandemic. The lockdown afforded me time to write and share stories about my life and career. I wasn't writing my memoir as much as I was engaged in ...

Writing about trauma risks polishing the pain, forcing neat closures, and smoothing out what resists language altogether. It also risks dipping into the cliché or the sensational. So how does a writer ...