An Anthology for Creative Writers 1th edition

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An Anthology for Creative Writers 1 Edition Beth Anstandig and Eric Killough Table of Contents Section One   More Than Just the Truth:  Creative Non-Fiction   I. Discussion of the Genre   II. A Quintessential: “The Undertaking” by Thomas Lynch   III. Reading Selections   Mitch Albom “The Ninth Tuesday:  We Talk About How Love Goes On” Dave Barry  “Borrrinnng!” Charles Bowden  “Tortoises” Bernard Cooper  “101 Ways to Cook Hamburger” Andre Dubus “A Woman in April” Lars Eighner “Austin to Tucson:  Hitting the Road” Vivian Gornick from “Fierce Attachments” Jim Harrison “Eat or Die” Donald Hall  “To Read Fiction” Linda Hogan “Walking” Nick Hornby “Home Debut” Mary Karr from “The Liar’s Club” Tony Kushner “American Things” Ursula K. Le Guin  “Winged:  The Creatures on My Mind” Barry Lopez  “Children in the Woods” Nancy Mairs  “On Being a Cripple” Chris Offutt from “The Same River Twice” Sharman Apt Russell “Not a Butterfly” David Sedaris “The Youth in Asia” Sarah Vowell “Shooting Dad”   IV. Catalysts   1.         The Autobiographical Object   2.         Pushing a Metaphor to its Limits   3.         Finding Humor in Heartache   Section Two     Telling Tales:  Short Fiction     I. Discussion of the Genre   II. A Quintessential: “A Private Landscape”by Melissa Pritchard   III. Reading Selections   Kim Addonizio “In the Box Called Pleasure” Sherman Alexie “Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw      Jimi Hendrix Play 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Woodstock” Donald Barthelme “A Shower of Gold” Ron Carlson “Bigfoot Stole My Wife”/“I am Bigfoot” Angela Carter “The Quilt Maker” Michael Chabon “The Little Knife” Philip K. Dick  “Beyond Lies the Wub” Chester Himes  “Prediction” Gish Jen “Who’s Irish?” Denis Johnson “Work” Doris Lessing  “The Story of Two Dogs” Susan Minot "Lust" Walter Mosely "Pet Fly" ZZ Packer “Brownie” Grace Paley “Friends” Francine Prose “Talking Dog” Mark Richard “Strays” Muriel Spark “The First Year of My Life” John Updike “How Was it, Really?”   IV. Catalysts   1.         Sitting on a Bench   2.         A Fish out of Water   3.         Mind Traveling:  A Solitary Adventure   Section Three     Making Lines: Poetry     I. Discussion