Hippocampus Magazine & Books
LightNews LightNews
banner
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
Hippocampus Magazine & Books
@hippocampusmag.bsky.social
1.4K followers 440 following 300 posts
Online creative nonfiction magazine est. 2010: memoir essays, flash cnf, articles, reviews, interviews + books, events, conference & community. Posts by Donna.
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by Hippocampus Magazine & Books
ce-mckenna.bsky.social
Want to know what it feels like to be a #tech worker looking for a #job in the age of #ai?

It feels a lot like a bad one-night stand.

@hippocampusmag.bsky.social

www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/thri...
Thrilled to Announce by C.E. McKenna | Hippocampus Magazine
"There she is: white girl drunk on the dance floor of the Reed student union" -- from the essay "Thrilled to Announce" by C.E. McKenna in the Nov-Dec 2025 issue.
www.hippocampusmagazine.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
We're thankful for YOU. Today, and every day.
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
Thank you for the shoutout!
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
"Someone got too drunk one morning and drove their truck into the side of my car" by Charles Michael Pawluk is new at Hippocam...
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/someone-got-too-drunk-one-morning-and-drove-their-truck-into-the-side-of-my-car-by-charles-michael-pawluk/
#CreativeNonfiction
Someone got to drunk this morning ... by Charles Michael Pawluck | Hippocampus Mag
A new flash CNF piece by Charles Michael Pawluk, "Someone got too drunk one morning and drove their truck into the side of my car by" in our Nov-Dec 2025 issue.
www.hippocampusmagazine.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
NEW #BOOKREVIEW: Diane Gottlieb reviews The Loss of a Lifetime: Grieving Siblings Share Stories of Love, Loss, and Hope, edited by Lynn L. Shattuck and Alyson Shelton.
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/review-the-loss-of-a-lifetime-edited-by-lynn-l-shattuck-and-alyson-shelton/
REVIEW: The Loss of a Lifetime, Edited by Lynn L. Shattuck and Alyson Shelton | Hippocampus Magazine
The Loss of a Lifetime is not just for “forgotten mourners.” It provides a balm for anyone who has lost a loved one. (Edited by by Lynn L. Shattuck and Alyson Shelton)
www.hippocampusmagazine.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
The @chillsubs Lit Mag Awards are back! There are categories like Career Builder, Hidden Gem, New Writer Friendly, Great Editors, and more! Make your noms here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs
Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.
www.chillsubs.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
"I see that it is a woman who has her arms folded like I do. At first, I think she's probably cold too..." -- from "The Prison of Misunderstanding" by Candace Lamb is new at Hippocampus Mag.
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/the-prison-of-misunderstanding-by-candace-lamb/
#essay
The Prison of Misunderstanding by Candace Lamb | Hippocampus Magazine
"We were almost late this morning because I begged Mama to stop at Grandma’s house and get my pageant dress." -- The Prison of Misunderstanding by Candace Lamb
www.hippocampusmagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
NEW BOOK REVIEW: Dorothy Rice looks at A Silent Treatment: A Memoir by Jeannie Vanasco. Read it here:
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/review-a-silent-treatment-a-memoir-by-jeannie-vanasco/

#BookReview
REVIEW: A Silent Treatment: A Memoir by Jeannie Vanasco | Hippocampus Magazine
A Silent Treatment by Jeannie Vanasco is a brave, relatable testament to one daughter’s commitment to stay in relationship with her mother.... -- Dorothy Rice
www.hippocampusmagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
"Let's dissociate for a sec." – from the essay "Thrilled to Announce" by C.E. McKenna.
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/thrilled-to-announce-by-c-e-mckenna/
#essay
Thrilled to Announce by C.E. McKenna | Hippocampus Magazine
"There she is: white girl drunk on the dance floor of the Reed student union" -- from the essay "Thrilled to Announce" by C.E. McKenna in the Nov-Dec 2025 issue.
www.hippocampusmagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
NEW BOOK REVIEW: Leslie Lindsay reviews Giving Up the Ghost: A Daughter's Memoir by Samantha Rose. TW: suicide
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/review-giving-up-the-ghost-a-daughter-s-memoir-by-samantha-rose/

#BookReview
REVIEW: Giving Up the Ghost: A Daughter’s Memoir by Samantha Rose | Hippocampus Magazine
"At first, Rose’s grief journey is solitary, but she is buttressed by her younger, can-do sisters...." -- our review of Giving Up the Ghost by Samantha Rose.
www.hippocampusmagazine.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
Explore the Archives! Since 2011, Hippocampus Magazine has published more than 140 issues full of essays, articles, and more. Like a good rerun, there's lots to enjoy again or enjoy for the first time. Browse all back issues here: https://hippocampusmagazine.com/past-issues-archive/
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
NEW BOOK REVIEW: Carolyn Roy-Bornstein reviews Living Proof: How Love Defied Genetic Legacy by Tiffany Graham Charkosky.

https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/10/review-living-proof-how-love-defied-genetic-legacy-by-tiffany-graham-charkosky/
#BookReview
REVIEW: Living Proof: How Love Defied Genetic Legacy by Tiffany Graham Charkosky | Hippocampus Magazine
"The book is strongest when the clear-eyed, wise-minded author reflects upon the journey her mom must have made..." -- on Living Proof by Tiffany Graham Charkosky.
hippocampusmagazine.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
NEW BOOK REVIEW: Lara Lillibridge reviews Held: Essays in Belonging by Kathryn Nuernberger. Read it here:
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/10/review-held-essays-in-belonging-by-kathryn-nuernberger/ #BookReview
REVIEW: Held: Essays in Belonging by Kathryn Nuernberger | Hippocampus Magazine
"Held is a smart book, intermingling facts with personal narrative, yet Kathryn Nuernberger remains humble in her reflections" -- Lara Lillibridge on Held.
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
NEW BOOK REVIEW: Vicki Mayk reviews The Tragedy of True Crime by John J Lennon. Read it here: https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/10/review-the-tragedy-of-true-crime-four-guilty-men-and-the-stories-that-define-us-by-john-j-lennon/

#BookReview
REVIEW: The Tragedy of True Crime by John J Lennon | Hippocampus Magazine
"Now that I’ve read The Tragedy of True Crime: Four Guilty Men & The Stories That Define Us by John J. Lennon, I’ll never think about true crime in the same way." -- Vicki Mayk
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
Explore the Archives! Since 2011, Hippocampus Magazine has published more than 140 issues full of essays, articles, and more. Like a good rerun, there's lots to enjoy again or enjoy for the first time. Browse all back issues here: https://hippocampusmagazine.com/past-issues-archive/
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
NEW BOOK REVIEW: "There are books you read, and then there are books that read you." -- Elizabeth Austin reviews Ring of Salt by Betsy Cornwell. Read i...
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/10/review-ring-of-salt-a-memoir-of-finding-home-and-hope-on-the-western-coast-of-ireland-by-betsy-cornwell/
REVIEW: Ring of Salt by Betsy Cornwell | Hippocampus Magazine
"There are books you read, and then there are books that read you...." -- Elizabeth Austin in her review of Ring of Salt: A Memoir... by Betsy Cornwell
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
"I pick up my pen, something with dark ink, and begin to write." – "There's This Part of Me That AI, That Medication, Can't Stifle" by Liv Albright. Read it here: https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/10/writing-life-there-s-this-part-of-me-that-ai-that-medication-can-t-stifle/

#WritingLife
WRITING LIFE: There’s This Part of Me That AI, That Medication, Can’t Stifle by Liv Albright | Hippocampus Magazine
"Every day, it started the same way. I logged on to Word. I saw the request from AI..." from from a writing life column by by Liv Albright.
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
NEW BOOK REVIEW: Brian Watson reviews Rehearsals for Dying: Digressions on Love and Cancer, by Ariel Gore. Read it here: https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/10/review-rehearsals-for-dying-digressions-on-love-and-cancer-by-ariel-gore/
REVIEW: Rehearsals for Dying: Digressions on Love and Cancer by Ariel Gore | Hippocampus Magazine
One of the best aspects of Rehearsals for Dying is Ariel Gore 's focus on expanding the reader’s understanding of breast cancer itself....
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
"This week's writing frenzy started with a single line — a line that wasn't mine." – from the Writing Life column "Writing With AI Without Losing My Voice" by Heath...
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/10/writing-life-writing-with-ai-without-losing-my-voice-by-heather-gemmen-wilson/

#WritingLife
WRITING LIFE: Writing With AI Without Losing My Voice by Heather Gemmen Wilson | Hippocampus Magazine
"This week’s writing frenzy started with a single line — a line that wasn’t mine." -- Heather Gemmen Wilson in "Writing With AI Without Losing My Voice"
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
New Author Interview! Leslie Lindsay interviews Muriel A Murch, author of Harvesting History While Farming the Flats. Read it here: https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/10/interview-muriel-a-murch-author-of-harvesting-history-while-farming-the-flats/

#interview
INTERVIEW: Muriel A Murch, Author of Harvesting History While Farming the Flats | Hippocampus Magazine
Harvesting History While Farming the Flats (by Muriel A Murch), is a gorgeous, thoughtful book inside and out. -- Leslie Lindsay in her interview introduction.
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
NEW BOOK REVIEW: Rae Pagliarulo reviews Cat by Rebecca van Laer, part of Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series. Read it here: https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/10/review-cat-by-rebecca-van-laer/
REVIEW: Cat by Rebecca van Laer | Hippocampus Magazine
"...if you are... a cat lover to a mere cat appreciator, you will find what I did in this book: pure delight." -- from our review of Cat by Rebecca van Laer.
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
"The fine metal sweat-stink of thirteen. On the rubble track, some of us sinew and muscle, others soft dough." – "Double Dutch" by Margaret Luongo.
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/09/double-dutch-by-margaret-luongo/ #essay
Double Dutch by Margaret Luongo | Hippocampus Magazine
"The fine metal sweat-stink of thirteen." -- from "Double Dutch," a flash essay by Margaret Luongo in our Sept-Oct 2025 issue.
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
"imagine this: you're driving in nowhere north texas, norteños on the radio, your aging father in the passenger seat, still as a wrinkle." – "Grief always has a future" by JJ Peña. Read it now;
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/09/grief-always-has-a-future-by-jj-pena/ #essay
Grief always has a future by JJ Peña | Hippocampus Magazine
"... the day’s weeping heat, you’re driving over the speed limit down a random highway..." -- from the flash essay "Grief always has a future" by JJ Peña.
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
"Today, Mama is the kind of happy I don't trust." – "Lost" by Shoshana Ray. Read it here:
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/09/lost-by-shoshana-ray/ #essay
Lost by Shoshana Ray | Hippocampus Magazine
"We flag a cab to the Bronx. Mama is downright giddy." -- from the essay "Lost" by Shoshana Ray in our Sept-Oct 2025 issue.
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
hippocampusmag.bsky.social
NEW BOOK REVIEW: Anri Wheeler reviews The Tilling by Matthew Morris.
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/09/review-the-tilling-by-matthew-morris/
REVIEW: The Tilling by Matthew Morris | Hippocampus Magazine
"The fragmentation Matthew Morris feels when it comes to his racial identity comes through in the many rhythmic tangents on which he takes his readers..." -- Anri Wheeler
hippocampusmagazine.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM