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We will read essays that have the texture and imagination of a short story; stories that are closer to poems, journalists who use the tools common to fiction, and novelists whose work straddles the line between autobiography and fiction. Our reading for the semester will be based around broad, thematic concerns. We will discuss the relationship between form and content, the ethics of narration, and ultimately, how we can apply the tools and techniques of the writers we’ve read to our own creative and critical writing. Students will be expected to write short, critical responses to the readings as well as generate a substantial body of creative text. At the end of the semester, students will submit a portfolio that includes one extended work of creative writing, along with a critical essay.