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Day: January 25, 2021

January 25, 2021January 24, 2021Xochitl Bentley

The Braided Essay

The image of the braid is powerfully suggestive of attempts to reconcile threads that are sometimes difficult to reconcile.  In this way, the braided essay can be a helpful teacher: an exercise in creative nonfiction that encourages non-linear storytelling.  Three narratives are brought together by connecting words or images that puts the threads into conversation […]

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