Healing 2.0: The Yoga Essay by Rebecca Eckland But after six hours in a room heated to 106 degrees with 60% humidity, I emerged with a single—albeit delirious—question: If yoga has healed so many people, why can’t it heal me?... bit.ly/4pxyZ67

The Moment My Dad and I Traded Places by David Stern In a world of complicated relationships, ours was simple. Dad was a shopkeeper by day and family patriarch by night.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4inI0wl

The Moment My Dad and I Traded Places by David Stern In a world of complicated relationships, ours was simple. Dad was a shopkeeper by day and family patriarch by night.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/3M65DNM

On Backgammon, Cancer, and Why Being So-So Is Good Enough by Randi Schalet “Good match,” I echoed, shaking his warm, sweaty palm. I was elated, but whoops and hollers aren’t part of the backgammon culture.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4prCf3b

The Lost Childhood by Sarah Byck I’m glad I did that mushroom trip, I think as I sit by my father’s bed watching him die.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/3LKRJAv

The Encounter by Patricia Worthen Time seemed to stand still, although I know the whole encounter couldn’t have been more than 5 minutes.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/47UMerv

Dr. Rutstein by Bianca Bourgault I cried a lot in Rutstein’s little room and hated myself for it. I was going to die, and this doctor knew it. And she wouldn’t just let me get the cyst out and keep drinking.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4qAwWzP

She Is Her Own Best Friend by Sabrina Ambrose She is not desperate for validation. She has become her own best friend. Until the day she dies.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4qLPWLM

Leftovers by Kelly Wallace Neither of you finishes your lunch. Dad asks for a doggy bag and the waitress brings containers for the leftovers.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/47iIkHC

Biophobia by Matthew E. Henry Opening the first bin we found plates, cups, saucers, and other dishware. Not fine china, but they appeared expensive-adjacent in the way of antiques.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4qrkxy0

Drained, Inheritance: A Diptych by Barbara Krasner Dialysis is the beginning of the end. I base this opinion on my father’s experience.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4o8Hu7t

Emotions Through the Screen by Carson Howard Feel the emotions through the screen and let them take you to where you’re supposed to be.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4ngkceL

Who Else Follows You Into The Dark? (No One) by Sarah Padgett The phone's glow wouldn’t let my eyes adjust to the words on the screen, so I put on a song at low volume and just waited in the dark.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/47a2qnc

The Courage to Bloom by Nettie Reynolds Despite what politicians or media figures declare—despite the fearmongering of fringe activists—nature blooms anyway.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4ogoovF

Ritual by Nadja Maril My aunt was a traveler. She had no children, never married...Her instructions were clear. Cremate my body. No burial.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/3VVDpHo

Two Weeks by Lee Barron The last bag of chemo is attached to me. I will wear it home. It will run for the next two days.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4mZfdiq

No Sanctuary for American Children: What Happens to Public Education Now by Lisa Kendrick We could have created sanctuaries out of every school years ago, but we didn’t. Even now as public education’s death rattle sounds, it’s not too late.... bit.ly/3KtcIr8

The Empty Chair by Georgia Coomer The chair creaks slightly as the house settles, and for just a second, I forget.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4mSoMzF

Duane and the Eggplant: A Ghost Story by Erin Ergenbright “His girlfriend ran over him with the car, then backed up and ran over him again,” Duane said. “But he was an idiot even before that.”... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/42jKWmS

Once Again, I Find Myself Thinking of Vida’s Story by Sandell Morse When Vida was growing up, Jews did not identify as Jews. The Communist regime allowed long ingrained anti-Semitism to become state anti-Semitism.... bit.ly/3Kq7DQo

RECIPE FOR AUTHORITARIAN STEW by Grady VanWright If stew lacks bite, add Militia Groups for a spicy kick. Be sure to gaslight the masses—tell them this dish tastes just like freedom.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/42xxoo7

Rabbit by Rita Malenczyk The restaurant is called The Back Porch and you can't remember why you decided to meet there, since it's far from where he lives, even farther from where you live in Brooklyn.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/3IvvKwi

Double Mother by Joanna Baxter Mormor is Swedish for “mother’s mother”, which is a handy Nordic system for identifying paternal and maternal grandparents. In this vein,... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/3KfdMyw

1964 Buick Skylark Convertible by Joy Wright “This is ours,” she said, as she stood in front of the Buick Skylark convertible, sky blue with only a little rust and the roof already down. She’d just bought it for $75.... bit.ly/46rdkVr

The Wall Hanging by Sarah Boon The sound of the sewing machine was soothing, like that of waves on a beach. I cut and sewed, sewed and cut. Slowly the wall hanging began to take shape in my hands.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/3VkwlUp

Take the Pictures: Moments We Capture by Liesl Deaver I take several pictures of the four of them, their expressions ranging from serious to not-so-serious. These are the last pictures I will take of Mom.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4fSC9ho

270 days by Stuti Jain As days turned into weeks and I remembered just why I did what I did, every damn thing I had left slowly caught up with me.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/41c0ybv

Talk to Me by Claudia Hinz Through the closed door I hear her narration. This is new– talking to herself as she walks herself through the process of trying to get dressed.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/3H2KUZk

Die kleine Zeitreisenden (The Little Time Travelers) by Dan Fuchs The picture was a portrait of my grandfather, Wilhelm Werner Fuchs, and his older brother, Herbert Heinrich Fuchs, 2 and 4 years old respectively.... bit.ly/473gQYb

The Hegemony of Spoons by Parvati Ramchandani Basmati rice was a luxury good that had to be bought at whatever the shopkeeper wanted to sell it for. The shorter grained varieties, less expensive than Basmati, were covered by the ration card... bit.ly/4okQuHh

Bruises, Milk, Mud and Grass by Andreia Rodrigues I waited for the milk to be packed and forced my gaze away from the pastry and sweets display.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4o9TZ33

F*ck You by Carissa Chesanek And then there is that other mug. The one you bought but never had the chance to give. The white one with the words “f*ck you” written in black.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/46YzWOO

My Midnight In Prague by Jessica Sokol Reaching the top, the golden grandeur of Prague Castle and its Cathedral of St. Vitus is stunning. This is the largest ancient castle in the world.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/46WCv3Y

My Brother’s Game Room by Eric Vanderwall My brother started college in 2008, and for the next fifteen years, his game room changed hardly at all.... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers bit.ly/4eDhSvv

The Party Guest by William P. Adams My mother insisted I wear my going-to-a-party clothes, which meant slacks, a clean button shirt, and church shoes – freshly polished... #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers www.themanifeststation.net/?p=11982

Treasure Chest by Andrea Tate | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #breastreduction #choices #health #selfesteem www.themanifeststation.net/2024/11/24/t...

Portrait of a Lady by Lev Raphael | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #familysecrets #Holocaust #mothers #sons www.themanifeststation.net/2024/11/20/p...

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Time by Sarah Orman | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #motherhood #parenting #worrying www.themanifeststation.net/2024/11/17/s...

The Kitchen Window by Kandi Maxwell | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #home #memories #parenting #reflections www.themanifeststation.net/2024/11/13/t...

Cancer: Then and Now by Isabelle Coughlin | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #BostonChildrensHospital #cancer #memories #sisters www.themanifeststation.net/2024/11/10/c...

Betty by Miguel Otero | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #crush #flash #unexpectedthings www.themanifeststation.net/2024/11/07/b...

Living in Third Person by Lívian Bonato | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #depersonalization #mentalhealth www.themanifeststation.net/2024/11/04/l...

Lists: How I Calm My Pre-Election Jitters by Nancy Townsley | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #election #lists #mentalhealth www.themanifeststation.net/2024/11/01/e...

I Can Happily Remain Misunderstood by Patricia Worthen | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #choices #divorce #parenting www.themanifeststation.net/2024/10/30/i...

Final Instructions for Princesses by Melanie Bishop #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers www.themanifeststation.net/?p=11891

Sick Kid City by Kat Macfarlane | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #childhood #childhoodillness www.themanifeststation.net/2024/10/27/s...

Rational Choice Theory by Maria Acosta #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers www.themanifeststation.net/2025/05/08/r...

Rational Choice Theory by Maria Acosta #Writingcommunity #essay #cnf #creativenonfiction #writers www.themanifeststation.net/?p=11939

Depression in 100 Word Doses by Judith Hannan | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #coping #depression #mentalhealth www.themanifeststation.net/2024/10/23/d...

To Mother Like a Man by Amy Halloran | #essay #writing #cnf #nonfiction #litmags #writingcommunity #possability #pregnancy #questions www.themanifeststation.net/2024/10/20/t...