Waveform celebrates the role of women essayists in contemporary literature. Historically, women have been instrumental in moving the essay to center stage, and Waveform continues this rich tradition, further expanding the dynamic genre s boundaries and testing its edges. With thirty essays by thirty distinguished and diverse women writers, this carefully constructed anthology incorporates works ranging from the traditional to the experimental.
Waveform champions the diversity of women s approaches to the structure ofthe essay today a site of invention and innovation,...
Waveform celebrates the role of women essayists in contemporary literature. Historically, women have been instrumental in moving the essay t...
When Marcia Aldrich's friend took his own life at the age of forty-six, they had known each other many years. As part of his preparations for death, he gave her many of his possessions, concealing his purposes in doing so, and when he committed his long-contemplated act, he was alone in a bare apartment.
In Companion to an Untold Story, Aldrich struggles with her own failure to act on her suspicions about her friend's intentions. She pieces together the rough outline of his plan to die and the details of its execution. Yet she acknowledges that she cannot provide a complete...
When Marcia Aldrich's friend took his own life at the age of forty-six, they had known each other many years. As part of his preparations for death...
In the tradition of "The Liars' Club" and "Girl, Interrupted" comes an edgy, ultra-feminine memoir about growing up female in America. Excerpted in "Northwest Review, American Voice", and "Best American Essays", among others.
In the tradition of "The Liars' Club" and "Girl, Interrupted" comes an edgy, ultra-feminine memoir about growing up female in America. Excerpted in "N...
When Marcia Aldrich's friend took his own life at the age of forty-six, they had known each other many years. As part of his preparations for death, he gave her many of his possessions, concealing his purposes in doing so, and when he committed his long-contemplated act, he was alone in a bare apartment.
In Companion to an Untold Story, Aldrich struggles with her own failure to act on her suspicions about her friend's intentions. She pieces together the rough outline of his plan to die and the details of its execution. Yet she acknowledges that she cannot provide a complete...
When Marcia Aldrich's friend took his own life at the age of forty-six, they had known each other many years. As part of his preparations for death...