Autoethnographic Writing

Whether short-form or long-form, personal memoir or speculative fiction, The AutoEthnographer seeks to publish your evocative expressions of the cultural made personal.

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The Call of Otherness: Fear & Awe

Ulla-Maija Matikainen·

Æ: Musings from the Editors All Autoethnographic Essays Volume 3, Issue 1 (2023)

·January 26, 2023·5 min read

Our editor Ulla-Maija Matikainen is questioning the call of otherness and narrates her discovery about the sameness that she has seen.

Horse, Therapy: Trauma and Healing in Animals and Humans

Jessica Smartt Gullion·

Æ: Musings from the Editors All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Volume 3, Issue 1 (2023)

·January 24, 2023·11 min read

"Horse, Therapy is a story of my own experience and is a commentary on trauma, both in animals and humans."

New Age Sage: The Christening Gown

Catherine Vandermal·

All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Volume 3, Issue 1 (2023)

·January 18, 2023·13 min read

"The Christening Gown' is an autoethnographic exploration of the significance of a family heirloom for an Irish Catholic family in the USA."

Autoethnographic Fiction: Out of the Rain and Sun

Mark Putzi·

All Autoethnographic Literary Fiction Volume 3, Issue 1 (2023)

·January 14, 2023·33 min read

"This autoethnographic story is about mental illness, specifically bi-polar disorder."

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880-1881). Courtesy of the Phillips Collection, DC.

Is There Any Shame in Mixing Wine and Water?

Annie B. Shapero·

All Autoethnographic Essays Volume 3, Issue 1 (2023)

·January 6, 2023·9 min read

"At friends’ homes and the inexpensive trattorias where I usually ate, there was always wine and water on the table, but often only one glass."

Pinkie Points it Out: Never Tell a Black Woman…

Renata Ferdinand·

Æ: Musings from the Editors All Autoethnographic Writing Volume 3, Issue 1 (2023)

·January 5, 2023·3 min read

"I’m Pinkie, the brash I don’t give a fuck alter ego of Renata Ferdinand. I am emerging from the shadows, and blissfully, with my own column."

Woman with flowers at funeral by idodesign for Pixabay

Flash Nonfiction: Not Forgotten, Another Glimpse into the Funeral Industry

Hollace Sheppard·

All Autoethnographic Flash Nonfiction Volume 3, Issue 1 (2023)

·January 5, 2023·2 min read

"Not Forgotten: Another Glimpse into the Funeral Industry" is a new work of flash nonfiction from our columnist Hollace Sheppard.

Shaved ice photo by thomas park for unsplash(1).jpg

Special Issue, Laughter: Give Me A Strawberry Cockroach

Marlen Harrison·

All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Special Issue 2023: Laughter

·January 4, 2023·8 min read

"Give Me a Strawberry Cockroach" is the first article in our 2023 special issue on laughter and tells a story of Japanese language learning and performance.