Tag: nonfiction

• Christmas Morning Memories

  

  VIGNETTTE December 1987 I sat on the cream-colored sofa and slowly slid my 8-year old body to the edge. Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite played in the background as the crackling fire masked the sound of my internal excitement. It was an ice-covered, Oklahoma Christmas morning, and we had opened all the usual presents. The things we…

  angelkwill

  December 23, 2020

  Creative Recess

  child, christmas, comedy, creative writing, gifts, holiday, humor, memoir, memories, nonfiction, short story, vignette

• Mimi and her toast

  

  VIGNETTE My grandma, who we called Mimi, was standing at my kitchen counter eating her morning toast. She started to walk around observing my new living quarters as crumbs fell to the floor with every bite. Seeing the mess, I grabbed a plate and followed after her in an attempt to catch the crumbs. “What…

  angelkwill

  March 14, 2020

  Creative Recess

  acceptance, family, grandma, growth, hospitality, learning, lesson, life, life lesson, love, mimi, nonfiction, short story, vignette, wisdom

• My love life is suffering

  

  VIGNETTE, Humor Head buried in The New Yorker is not the norm for my morning commute on the Q, but I recently subscribed and am quite enjoying my quiet time with the articles each morning. It seems more productive than staring at random people as I internally bee-bop to the Broadway tunes in my earbuds.…

  angelkwill

  March 11, 2020

  Creative Recess

  comedy, creative writing, humor, life, love, missed connection, nonfiction, nyc, short story, vignette