Creative Genealogy
Whenever I read a memoir, I wonder how much is really true. When I’m the one writing about family, the shifting nature of my own perspective is even more troubling.
—“The Random Facts of Life”
New pieces will appear on the Table of Contents as they publish throughout the issue cycle.
Editor's Note
The Random Facts of Life by Martha Nichols
Fiction
A Small Thing by Missy-Marie Montgomery
Sure by Kathryn Gahl
Grandma’s Tales by Andrew Lam
Trends and Reviews
Are Video Games the New Novel? by John Michael Bell
Personal Stories
Nobody Argued with Grandma by Morgan Baker
My Mother’s Exit by Meryl Natchez
Three Visits to His Abuelita by Patricia Dubrava
Theme for this Issue
Why I Write About My Family by Ruth Carmel
Adoption and the Real Story by David Biddle
The Novel as Family Therapy by Wendy Glaas
Why Going Crazy Isn't Just a Good Story by Martha Nichols
Art
Sisters of the Commonwealth by Meg Birnbaum
Misplaced Baggage by Anh Ðào Kolbe
The Story Reveals Itself by Moira De Luca
The Wanderers by Theresa Williams
Poetry
Alan Albert: Two Poems by Alan Albert
Barbara LaMorticella: Two Poems by Barbara LaMorticella
Susan Terris: Three Memo Poems by Susan Terris
Interviews
Andrew Lam on Writing by Kelcey Parker
Mark Vonnegut: “Too Easy, Dad” by Martha Nichols
Columns
What Bad Families Can Do for Writers by Emily Toth
My Lost Stories by Steven Lewis
Artwork in this Issue
Featured Artist: Meg Birnbaum
- Spring 2014 cover
- "The Random Facts of Life"
- "Sisters of the Commonwealth" (image essay)
Featured Artist: Moira De Luca
- "The Story Reveals Itself" (image essay)
