Issue 40 / Fall 2012 / Nonfiction
Perdition
by KRISTEN RADTKE • September 17, 201210 Comments
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Kristen Radtke’s work has appeared in Black Warrior Review, Gulf Coast, TriQuarterly, Ninth Letter, Fourth Genre, Bellingham Review, Puerto del Sol, and others. She has an MFA from the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program and lives in Louisville where she is the Marketing Director for Sarabande Books. She is currently at work on a collection of graphic essays.
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10 comments
Amy says:
Sep 18, 2012
ReplyI love this essay. So subtly devastating, and the graphics are incredible.
lucinda kempe says:
Sep 20, 2012
ReplyWonderful dark humor, Kristen. What I love is the skewed perception of both the daughter and the mom and their divide.
Friday Rex | Nonfiction By People I Know by Amy Lee Scott | September 28, 2012 | Sundog Lit says:
Sep 28, 2012
Reply[...] “Perdition” by Kristen Radtke: Anything that can pack this much heat in under 75 words (plus images) gets a fist pump. [...]
Debra S. Levy says:
Oct 3, 2012
ReplyThis is terrific, Kristen! Love the graphics and of course the narrative that turns ever so slightly, and then … full out surprises.
Kate Flaherty says:
Nov 4, 2012
ReplyI find this amazing as a daughter and as a mother (who has said that very same thing myself–though I’m usually greedier–more often I ask for 2 minutes!)
Jamie Klouse says:
Nov 13, 2012
ReplyI’m curious if the slight coloring in the first two frames, particularly in the water of the second frame, are intentional or just artifacts of JPEG compression?
Kristen says:
Nov 15, 2012
ReplyArtifacts of JPEG compression, unfortunately, Jamie! Thanks so much to everyone for your kind words.
Jamie Klouse says:
Nov 26, 2012
ReplyThank you, Kristen. Your piece stirred quite a discussion in class last week
flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment – Resolutions / No Solutions Web Rove says:
Jan 17, 2013
Reply[...] “Perdition” by Kristen Radtke (from Brevity) This graphic essay is as wonderfully surprising as it is brief and simple. [...]
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May 17, 2013
Reply[...] “Perdition” by Kristen Radtke (from Brevity) This graphic essay is as wonderfully surprising as it is brief and simple. [...]