Creative Nonfiction
SHORT STORY: How to write an award winner
STEP ONE I let a story flow out of me over a few days. I write in a forward direction. I don’t fix, add,
July 20, 2017
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STEP ONE I let a story flow out of me over a few days. I write in a forward direction. I don’t fix, add,
Will the Younkers lose the horse or the house? Find out in this short story which celebrates warmth of Mongolian friendship. It all happened. Really
This is our daughter Joann’a story, her history, ghostwritten by me, her mother. It’s Friday evening, so I imagine the whole city feels free from
When smoke filled the stairwell and slipped under the apartment doors on the third floor, the Tuktaway family was huddled in their living room on
Pete keeps his head down, alert for large rocks and broken bottles. He kicks the dust to watch it fly out from his feet. He
Now, this is a provocative question: Is there a situation in which I should fictionalize my life story? I’m grappling with this question myself. I’m
Dressed in layers for Siberian wind, stuffed into a narrow seat near the back, I watch out the window for my stop. The trolley wheels
Feeling awkward and hesitant, I joined my husband in the middle of the Amish family’s yard. Never having an acquaintance with the Amish before, I
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Ever since Lori Younker was a child, she’s been captivated by her international friendships. She is mesmerized by the power of short works to inspire true understanding of the cross-cultural experience and expands her writing skills in creative nonfiction, guiding others to do the same. These days she helps others capture their life history as well as their stories of faith.