Our in-class assignment was as follows: Brainstorm a list of individuals that you could write about in terms of your relationship. These should be people  or a person who important in your life, who you can about write at least five times These should be in-person interactions so you can use concrete detail when describing […]

A “braided essay” takes a specific topic, question, or perhaps even a relationship to create a series of short or “micro” memoirs, weaving them together to create a single longer work. This memoir style is very form based, almost poetic in nature as it draws together ideas that seem disparate at first but come together […]

This brief exploration of a relationship finds its power in its painful recollection and repetition. This micro-memoir becomes “braided” in the end by weaving together different parts of a relationship with the haunted thread of obsessive apology. Swerve