Short (or flash) nonfiction, as finished work in itself and as an approach to constructing longer work is widely written and read today and has a rich and varied history. This course explores opinion pieces, lyric essays, humor, spoken word, social commentary, memoir, letters, prose poems, and hybrid short forms of nonfiction narrative. Participants will write and revise 8 short (500- 750 word) original works. Close reading of short published nonfiction works will focus our discussion of nonfiction craft techniques.