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Online creative nonfiction magazine est. 2010: memoir essays, flash cnf, articles, reviews, interviews + books, events, conference & community. Posts by Donna.
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CRAFT COLUMN: The Scientific (Memoir) Method by Sarah Boon. Read it here:
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/craft-the-scientific-memoir-method-by-sarah-boon/
CRAFT: The Scientific (Memoir) Method by Sarah Boon | Hippocampus Magazine
"Science memoir is an important sub-genre of memoir, and has a lot to offer readers." -- Sarah Boon in her craft column "The Scientific (Memoir) Method."
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February 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Author Interview: Jenny Bartoy interviews Maddie Ballard, author of Patchwork: A Sewist's Diary.
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/interview-maddie-ballard-author-of-patchwork-a-sewist-s-diary/
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INTERVIEW: Maddie Ballard, author of Patchwork: A Sewist’s Diary | Hippocampus Magazine
Patchwork: A Sewist’s Diary by Maddie Ballard is a collection of essays structured around the making of seventeen garments
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February 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Author Interview: Vicki Mayk speaks with Kerry Neville author of Momma May Be Mad.
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/interview-kerry-neville-author-of-momma-may-be-mad/
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INTERVIEW: Kerry Neville, Author of Momma May Be Mad | Hippocampus Magazine
Read our interview with Kerry Neville, author of Momma May Be Mad: A Memoir (interviewed by Vicki Mayk in our Jan-Feb 2026 issue.)
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February 8, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Author Interview: Morgan Baker speaks with Cindy Eastman, editor of Grief Like Yours: A Story Collection of Life After Loss.
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/interview-cindy-eastman-editor-of-grief-like-yours-a-story-collection-of-life-after-loss/
INTERVIEW: Cindy Eastman, Editor of Grief Like Yours: A Story Collection of Life After Loss | Hippocampus Magazine
"Not only have I lost humans I love, I’ve also lost dogs and places. And, I know only too well what anticipatory grief is like, so talking to Cindy Eastman was like talking to a good friend..."
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February 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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New Craft Column: "The only comment of hers that I recall was: Make it more visual." – from "Writing with Pictures" by E.H. Jacobs.
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/craft-writing-with-pictures-by-e-h-jacobs/
CRAFT: Writing with Pictures by E.H. Jacobs | Hippocampus Magazine
"As a writer, I fancy myself a wordsmith, but visual and spatial abilities are areas in which I have never been skilled." -- E.H. Jacobs
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February 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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NEW BOOK REVIEW: Brian Watson reviews Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy by Tre Johnson. Read it here:
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/review-black-genius-essays-on-an-american-legacy-by-tre-johnson/
REVIEW: Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy by Tre Johnson | Hippocampus Magazine
"...Tre Johnson writes about... about the ways his families and communities have created joy despite everything in America that works to tamp that joy down."
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February 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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BOOK REVIEW: Dorothy Rowena Rice reviews Just Another Meat-Eating Dirtbag by Michael Anthony and Chai Simone.
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/review-just-another-meat-eating-dirtbag-by-michael-anthony-and-chai-simone/
REVIEW: Just Another Meat-Eating Dirtbag by Michael Anthony and Chai Simone | Hippocampus Magazine
"I cracked open Just Another Meat-Eating Dirtbag without preconceived notions of what a graphic memoir could or should be." --Dorothy Rice
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February 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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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/
February 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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"What are you doing here?" – "To the Little Girl Crying in the Snow at the Corner of Cascade and West 24th Street" by Clayton Bradshaw... https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/to-the-little-girl-crying-in-the-snow-at-the-corner-of-cascade-and-west-24th-street-by-clayton-bradshaw-mittal/
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To the Little Girl Crying in the Snow at the Corner of Cascade and West 24th Street by Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal | Hippocampus Magazine
"My dog is pulling too hard on his leash...." -- To the Little Girl Crying in the Snow at the Corner of Cascade and West 24th Street by Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal
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February 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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BOOK REVIEW: Elizabeth Austin reviews Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson.
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/review-ghosts-of-distant-trees-by-erica-watson/
REVIEW: Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson | Hippocampus Magazine
"There are books that understand something fundamental about place, not just as backdrop...but as a living force that shapes us" --on Ghosts of Distant Trees by Erica Watson
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February 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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BOOK REVIEW: Rae Pagliarulo reviews Trying: A Memoir by Chloe Caldwell.https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/01/review-trying-a-memoir-by-chloe-caldwell/
REVIEW: Trying: A Memoir by Chloe Caldwell | Hippocampus Magazine
"On its surface, the memoir is about the time Chloe Caldwell spent "trying" for a baby, but as with all the best memoirs, it's so much more than that." - Rae Pagliarulo
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February 3, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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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/
January 20, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Reviews are so important to indie authors and small presses. Have you read one of ours? We'd appreciate your honest review on Amazon or Goodreads. More details: https://www.booksbyhippocampus.com/reviews
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January 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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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/
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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"Commentary from an Eldest Daughter Regarding TSA Approved/Prohibited Items When Traveling by Airplane with a G...
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Commentary from an Eldest Daughter Regarding TSA Approved/Prohibited Items When Traveling by Airplane with a Grieving Father by Sharon Colby | Hippocampus Magazine
New flash CNF: "Commentary from an Eldest Daughter Regarding TSA Approved/Prohibited Items When Traveling by Airplane with a Grieving Father" by Sharon Colby
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January 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Author Interview: Hillary Moses Mohaupt speaks with Jennifer Case, author of We Are Animals: On the Nature and Politics of Motherhood:
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/interview-jennifer-case-author-of-we-are-animals-on-the-nature-and-politics-of-motherhood/
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INTERVIEW: Jennifer Case, Author of We Are Animals: On the Nature and Politics of Motherhood | Hippocampus Magazine
"The book as a whole offered a space for me to untangle what it means to have control or choice." -- Jennifer Case, author of We Are Animals
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January 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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"The flowers on the oncology ward balcony are dry and wilted." - From Timo Terasahjo's "The Ward Flowers" in our Nov-Dec issue. Read it here: https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/the-ward-flowers-by-timo-terasahjo/
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January 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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NEW BOOK REVIEW: Melissa Oliviera reviews Getting Dressed in the Dark by Gabriella D'Italia. Read it here:

https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/review-getting-dressed-in-the-dark-by-gabriella-d-italia/

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REVIEW: Getting Dressed in the Dark by Gabriella D’Italia | Hippocampus Magazine
"When Getting Dressed in the Dark opens, we find Gabriella D’Italia in a period of deep emotional turmoil." -- from our review of the memoir
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December 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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"I felt both invisible and exposed." – "Love and Milk Duds" by Kerry Leddy Malawista. read it here:
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/love-and-milk-duds-by-kerry-leddy-malawista/

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Love and Milk Duds by Kerry Leddy Malawista | Hippocampus Magazine
"Previously, I could find humor almost anywhere, but after Sarah died, laughter came to a halt." -- from "Love and Milk Duds" by Kerry Leddy Malawista
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December 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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"Mrs. Harper's desk was at the back of the classroom and we were instructed to line up while she sat and cut the corners from corrected pages..." – from "Correction" by Wanda Hurren in our Nov-Dec issue. https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/correction-by-wanda-hurren/
Correction by Wanda Hurren | Hippocampus Magazine
"Everyone said Mrs. Harper was a strapper, but we hadn’t yet witnessed her in action." -- from the flash essay "Correction" by Wanda Hurren. (Nov-Dec 2025 issue.)
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December 31, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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NEW BOOK REVIEW: Sarah Evans reviews Bigger: Essays by Ren Cedar Fuller. Read it here:
https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/empty-push-to-nov-review-bigger-essays-by-ren-cedar-fuller/
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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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/
December 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Reviews are so important to indie authors and small presses. Have you read one of ours? We'd appreciate your honest review on Amazon or Goodreads. More details: https://www.booksbyhippocampus.com/reviews
Review our Creative Nonfiction — Books by Hippocampus Magazine
Support indie authors by leaving an honest review.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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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/
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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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.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM