Creative Nonfiction
2021
“Three Wishes for the Missing Man’s Daughter” @ Fourth Genre (issue 23.1)
Nominated for a Pushcart Prize
“Missing Man: A Memoir of Apparition / Author’s Notes” @ Pidgeonholes (March 2021)
Nominated for Best American Essays
“How to Kill Your Father” @ SAND Journal (issue 22)
2019
“Object Permanence” @ The Forge
Winner of The Forge Flash Nonfiction Competition, 2020 Best of the Net finalist, nominated for a Pushcart Prize
“Leatherface” @ The Normal School
Noted in Best American Essays 2021 for 2019
2010
“Terminal Punctuation” @ The Pinch (30.1)
Noted in Best American Essays 2011, nominated for a Pushcart Prize
Fiction
2020
“Gathering Stones” @ 3Elements Literary Review
Poetry
2019
“Why We Love after Heartbreak” not published but shortlisted in Feb. Contest @ The A3 Review
2011
“each time” & “How Lesbians Make Love in Mourning” @ Poetry Now
Blog
From 2012-2018, there is a noticeable gap in my publication timeline. Nearly all of the writing I accomplished during that period, I informally published on my personal blog.
Carol Claassen 