Dirk van Nouhuys is back at Unlikely with his creative non-fiction essay, “Isfahan,” on one American’s passion for Iranian architecture at www.unlikelystories.org/content/isfa... #cnf #creativenonfiction #litmag #smallpress

Dirk van Nouhuys is back at Unlikely with his creative non-fiction essay, “Isfahan,” on one American’s passion for Iranian architecture at www.unlikelystories.org/content/isfa... #cnf #creativenonfiction #litmag #smallpress
"Before the knowledge that feminism and craft coffee both share many waves..."
My Husband, the High Priest of Caffeine by Arielle Blackburn medium.com/lit-up/my-hu... #creativenonfiction #narrativenonfiction #cnf in the Lit Up press #litpub and #readingcommunity
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Excited to share my Edvard Munch-inspired CNF piece ‘Skrik’ with you all!
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Read RAWHEAD Issue 03 (Fall 2026) here:
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This week, a tribute to #Hymenoptera for #WorldWaspWeek! With a little help from Scottish poet William Sharp aka Fiona Macleod.
Issue 03 of Rawhead is live! Check it out.
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✨️ "Chiaroscuro"
"In my Freon-chilled bedroom, cocooned in a Holly Hobbie blanket, I hear the rumble-hum of my parents’ conversation."
from "Chiaroscuro," by Kim Kankiewicz
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How moments make a memoir - @JacqueGorlick @vineleavespress.bsky.social at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/m... #memoir #writingcommunity #cnf #writinglife #skywriters
Rest in peace, Annie Dillard. Her exceptional work was part of the beginning of my exploration of creative nonfiction. #CNF #WritingCommunity
Writing prompts this year are from movie titles. Today’s 100-word prompt is AVATAR. Write a story, poem, or creative non-fiction piece using exactly 100 words. Post your piece in the comment section of the original post; link below. #fiction #poetry #cnf
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✨️ "At 101"
"My grandma has just been to the doctor’s office. She has an infection, probably an ingrown hair that led to an abscess, my mom explains over the phone. . ."
from "At 101" by Rebecca Turkewitz
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Welcome back Dane Futrell, who brings us his novella-length piece of non-fiction, “Gravity Bongs for Those Gone,” on how we form friendships, how we build our lives, and how we mourn the suicide of loved ones at www.unlikelystories.org/content/grav... #cnf #creativenonfiction #litmag #smallpress
Happy Gall Week! This week's Substack post highlights plant galls and a community science event happening right now!
Cover photo is a red oak leaf covered in bumpy galls.
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Grateful to SugarSugarSalt for giving this story a new home in their magazine of previously published CNF. I enjoyed sharing the “story behind the story” which I don’t think I could have articulated when the essay was first published in Jan 2020 #cnf sugarsugarsaltlit.substack.com/p/witness-by...