In this Issue
Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction is devoted to publishing notable, innovative work in nonfiction. The title reflects the intention to give nonfiction its due as a literary genre to give writers of the fourth genre a showcase for their work and to give readers a place to find the liveliest and most creative works in the form. To reflect the genre's flexibility and expansiveness, the journal includes works ranging from personal essays and memoirs to literary journalism and personal criticism.
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Volume 16, Number 2, Fall 2014Table of Contents
- When This Is All Over
- pp. 13-20
- The Devil Wind
- pp. 21-29
- Peddlers
- pp. 31-39
- These Vanishing Hills
- pp. 41-50
- Coming Out
- pp. 51-62
- Under Ground
- pp. 63-75
- Nameless
- pp. 77-78
- But We Loved It All the Same
- pp. 79-85
- Seining
- pp. 87-90
- In the Classroom
- pp. 91-101
- The Place We First Came From
- pp. 103-113
- Experimental Road
- pp. 115-125
- An Autobiography of Usefulness
- pp. 127-131
- The Unquiet Underground
- pp. 171-175
- More Good News for Nonfictionists
- pp. 183-187
- The Mysticism of Flannery O’Connor
- pp. 189-192
- Memoir, Mountains, and Mormons
- pp. 193-201
- About the Contributors
- pp. 203-208