Tag: creative nonfiction

Dear God… Am I Doing This Right? – Jordyn Risse

Dear God… Am I Doing This Right? – Jordyn Risse

Come Lord Jesus, be our gue- wait, no that’s meal time… Now I lay me down to- is that too childish? Should I be past impersonal memorized prayers? I mean, I feel like everyone just talks now. I should be praying like everyone else… Heyyyy […]

When Do I Grow Up? – Jordyn Risse

When Do I Grow Up? – Jordyn Risse

“When you are young they assume you know nothing.” – Taylor Swift I know that 20 isn’t old. I know that most people perceive me as a teenager. I know that I probably won’t be viewed as a real adult until I’m closer to 30. […]

Sleep. by Madalynn Mumme

Sleep. by Madalynn Mumme

How wonderful a state of consciousness is. An aspect of every living being – the proof of our humanity. Throughout history, it has been a pillar upon which we can strive. Work can only be properly done with proceeding slumber. There could be no change […]

Wildness by Davis Smith

Wildness by Davis Smith

Author commentary: This piece originated from a brief reflection that I wrote after a memorable moment I experienced while on vacation in northern Minnesota last summer. Having recently read and discussed Annie Dillard’s Holy the Firm in Modern American Authors, I thought it might be […]

Interview with Kaci Schneidawind

Interview with Kaci Schneidawind

This past spring, we sat down with Kaci Schneidawind to talk about her work featured in the spring 2020 issue of Inkwell. 1. Both of your published pieces in Inkwell are creative nonfiction essays. What draws you to writing in this genre?  I had never […]

The Power of Sports: ALDS Game 3, by Gabe Stoesz

The Power of Sports: ALDS Game 3, by Gabe Stoesz

This piece was written about a game Gabe attended in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Naturally we feel rather nostalgic reading it today. *** MINNEAPOLIS–Ra-Ding! Ra-ding! My friend and I scan our tickets to enter Target Field’s right field plaza, security watching closely, greeters […]

6 Places to Submit Your Writing and Art by Grace Bollhagen

6 Places to Submit Your Writing and Art by Grace Bollhagen

Have you created something special and want to share it with the world? Do you want to be a published artist or writer? Here are six great literary magazines for undergraduates to send in submissions, other than the campus Inkwell Magazine, of course. Submitting is […]