To see the words on the blackboard, I’d use a pencil to pierce a hole through a piece of paper. Somehow, when I looked through the hole, the words came into focus. I had no idea why, still don’t. I was ten years old, and my teacher finally sent me home with a note informing […]
Mary Ann McGuigan
Mary Ann McGuigan’s creative nonfiction has appeared in Brevity, Citron Review, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. The Sun, Massachusetts Review, North American Review, and many other journals have published her fiction. Her collection Pieces includes stories named for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net; her new story collection, That Very Place, reaches bookstores in September 2025. The Junior Library Guild and the New York Public Library rank Mary Ann’s novels as best books for teens; Where You Belong was a finalist for the National Book Award. She loves visitors: www.maryannmcguigan.com.