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Structure in Yuri Herrera’s Signs Preceding the End of the World

byMackenzie Suess
October 4, 2020

Yuri Herrera’s Signs Preceding the End of the World is a deceptively slim novel. Alternately referenced as narco-noir, myth, epic, and border story, the novel manages to fluidly traverse genres and structural layers in a mere 107-pages.

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Crossing the Line: When and How to Write about Family

byMarilyn Duarte
February 23, 2020

When family members are the subject of creative nonfiction, is their privacy unfairly infringed upon? Who has the right to tell a particular story? What is the point of sharing personal stories?