I’ve been writing a lot of nonfiction lately: short memoirs, essays, and book reviews, in addition to this column. This isn’t a particularly noteworthy or interesting revelation, except when you consider I have shirked the realm of “creative nonfiction” in all its forms up until now in my writing career. Even during my MFA program, in which we turned in a lengthy craft essay and lecture which incorporated the informal “I” in lieu of a more stringent academic voice—I had loved writing both critical essays—I cast aside any thoughts of delving further into nonfiction. ( Read more )