in short a collection of brief creative nonfiction
something is going on out there . almost simultaneously many of our finest writers are experimenting with a new nonfiction form brief pieces that are literary and personal rather than informational complete in themselves and short very short . although the form has not had a name until now the writers who are atrracted to it include the known tim obrien barry lopez terry tempest williams michael ondaatje as well as just discovered voices in the field of creative nonfiction a genre that is transforming the essay . delights and surprises await the reader in this rich gathering of shorts ranging from several paragraphs to two thousand words . from diane ackermans fascination with hummingbirds to andrei codrescus idiosyncratic view of nostalgia to albert goldbarths free wheeling riff on the universe each short becomes a sharply focused lens on an outer world or an inner sensibility . in short reflecting almost every way in which nonfiction can be written is for all readers and writers who thrive on imaginative play and aesthetic satisfaction . pick up this book ; open it up . see if you can resist it .
a collection of brief essays offers reflections on hummingbirds ice cream a cemetery nostalgia and sighing