Hermit Crab Essays

What is a hermit crab essay?

I read a story in Chestnut Review that uses this technique.

https://chestnutreview.com/yasmin-nadiyah-phillip-how-to-use-your-fathers-lawn-mower/

by Yasmin Nadiyah Phillip.

Here's more on the topic:

http://www.thewritingaddict.org/2019/02/how-to-write-hermit-crab-essay.html

The Writing Addict's advice, though, is for non-fiction.

East Coast Ink, issue 6

My essay "Swamp People," is included on pg 45-46 of the Spring issue of East Coast Ink, issue 6. The theme was "Roots."

http://issuu.com/eastcoastink/docs/eci_006__roots/38