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The Nitty Gritty: Home is a Made-Up Place by Ronit Plank, An Interview
By Charlotte Hamrick I met Ronit Plank when we both signed on as Co-editors in Creative Nonfiction for The Citron Review two years ago. Right from the start we worked well together and found we have pretty much the same aesthetic in our reading preferences. I read her highly acclaimed memoir, When She Comes Back,…
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The Nitty Gritty: TALKING INDEPENDENT PRESS WITH CASIE DODD OF BELLE POINT PRESS
By Charlotte Hamrick Some time this past summer I became aware of Casie Dodd and Belle Point Press on Twitter. Honestly, I don’t remember why, out of all the presses on Twitter, this one caught my eye (maybe because it’s based in the South?!) but I’ve been following its progress ever since. I feel like…
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Coke Bottle / A Burro’s Tale / Fried
A Small Town Triptych Creative Nonfiction by Charlotte Hamrick Coke Bottle One day Mamma walked in my room and said A body could balance a coke bottle on your butt. She didn’t say if that was good or bad and I didn’t ask. I remember this because Mamma didn’t talk to me directly too much.…