A.L. Gordon

A.L. Gordon is an emerging writer and teacher in Central Wisconsin. Focusing on creative nonfiction, flash nonfiction, and micro nonfiction, along with some dabbling in prose poetry, he is currently working on a flash nonfiction memoir. Gordon is the winner of Cleaver Magazine’s 2024 Emerging Artist Award. In addition to Cleaver Magazine, his creative nonfiction has appeared in literary magazines including The Rappahannock Review, Waccamaw - a journal of contemporary literature and Ellipsis Zine, among others. You can find him on Bluesky @a-l-gordon.bsky.social and/or at al-gordon.com.

Running Away

It’s funny because the crystal is pretty. Quite pretty. So, when I stumble across it, nestled in the carpet at the top of the stairs, my first thought is of its beauty. It is white and very clear. Sharp edges. It could have been a sugar crystal. Or it could have been a crystal grown with a kit like the one he got for his birthday when he was little. It had that look. But of course, it’s not that kind of crystal.
Creative Nonfiction

A.L. Gordon

A.L. Gordon is an emerging writer and teacher in Central Wisconsin. Focusing on creative nonfiction, flash nonfiction, and micro nonfiction, along with some dabbling in prose poetry, he is currently working on a flash nonfiction memoir. Gordon is the winner of Cleaver Magazine’s 2024 Emerging Artist Award. In addition to Cleaver Magazine, his creative nonfiction has appeared in literary magazines including The Rappahannock Review, Waccamaw - a journal of contemporary literature and Ellipsis Zine, among others. You can find him on Bluesky @a-l-gordon.bsky.social and/or at al-gordon.com.

Running Away

It’s funny because the crystal is pretty. Quite pretty. So, when I stumble across it, nestled in the carpet at the top of the stairs, my first thought is of its beauty. It is white and very clear. Sharp edges. It could have been a sugar crystal. Or it could have been a crystal grown with a kit like the one he got for his birthday when he was little. It had that look. But of course, it’s not that kind of crystal.
Creative Nonfiction
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