Person on the Page

I am always looking for great creative nonfiction that is easily accessible on the Web.  Here are some essays that I have found recently. I hope you will check them out and enjoy them. . 

Hannah Howard

Grilled Cheese and Grief: How I Cooked My Way through Postpartum Depression

I’m a fan of Hannah Howard’s books Feast and Plenty. She is a food writer who has first-hand experience working in the Manhattan restaurant scene. 

Jeff Cann

Heirloom

Jeff Cann’s essays and stories have been widely published, and he has written two books, Bad Ass and Fragments. He also posts great memoirs and personal essays at his blog The Other Stuff.

Caitlyn Horrocks

Prayer for the moth, but also for the spider

Caitlyn Horrocks has published two short story collections, Life Among the Terranauts and This Is Not Your City, and a novel, The Vexations. This essay shows that she is a talented nonfiction writer as well.

Brenda Miller

Regeneration

An aficionado of the personal essay, Brenda Miller is one of my CNF heroes. This essay displays her gift for weaving together seemingly disparate elements into a stunning whole.  Miller’s latest book is A Braided Heart: Essays on Writing and Form.

J. A. Knight

Life Code

I introduced my students to J. A. Knight’s essay as an excellent example of the lyric genre.  She is the author of the book Gone Viral, a techno-thriller.