Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction

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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."

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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.

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Losing a Hatch of Baby Chicks, or Mourning (Unfinished)

Crystal Sands·

All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Autoethnographic Writing Volume 1, Issue 1 (2021)

·November 6, 2022·11 min read

""Mourning (Unfinished)" is an essay about the way my experiences with farm animals helped me come to terms with a miscarriage."

A Quest for Social Justice: Notes on an Encounter

Guillermo Rebollo Gil·

All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Autoethnographic Writing Volume 1, Issue 1 (2021)

·November 6, 2022·18 min read

“A Quest for Social Justice: Notes on an Encounter” continues my accounting of having been falsely accused of sexual assault online.

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Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction: When Your Student Goes to War

Jessica Smartt Gullion and Jamie Covey·

All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Autoethnographic Writing Volume 1, Issue 2 (2021)

·November 6, 2022·13 min read

"We began this autoethnographic essay thinking about the love the teachers have for their students."

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Dancing for My Supper Like the Old Vaudevillians

Barbara File Marangon·

All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Features Volume 2, Issue 4 (2022)

·November 2, 2022·5 min read

"Barriers melt like grilled cheese at the table when you're dancing for your supper like the old vaudevillians."

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Surviving Rape and Abuse in an International Marriage

Detroit Richards·

All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Special Issue 2022-23: Bodily Autonomy

·October 25, 2022·12 min read

"I write at length about my experiences surviving rape and abuse as a Western woman in Japan. I was lucky to get out alive."

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What Does Homesickness Look Like? Concrete, Fish, & Staying the Same

Celia Shinn·

All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Volume 2, Issue 4 (2022)

·October 15, 2022·12 min read

"How universal homesickness is, even for those who didn’t come from the best homes; these salmon came from Concrete, Washington, and they still fight like hell to come back every single year."

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Tattoo Meanings: Love, Loss, & Autoethnographic Musings

Adam McDade·

All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Volume 2, Issue 4 (2022)

·September 21, 2022·13 min read

"My research on tattoo meanings utilised autoethnographic accounts of practice to increase understanding of tattooing as practice & profession."

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Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction: How Sookie Saved My Life

Priscilla Jones·

All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Volume 2, Issue 3 (2022)

·September 16, 2022·10 min read

"Sookie was never meant to be my support dog. The subject of this autoethnographic literary nonfiction, I rescued her when I was 17 years old and it was by far the best decision I have ever made."

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Bodily Autonomy: A Fetus for a Fetus

Catherine Berresheim·

All Autoethnographic Literary Nonfiction Autoethnographic Writing Special Issue 2022-23: Bodily Autonomy

·August 10, 2022·14 min read

LEARN MORE “Bodily Autonomy: A Fetus for a Fetus” explores the cultural issues of what it means to be a...

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