Shawn PresleyUnpublished Nonfiction UNT"We Are Not Heroes" with Critical Introduction: A Meaningful Revision"11/11" always bothered me because I didn't feel I captured how I felt about my growth as a Veteran. So, I broke it, and it came out better
Shawn PresleyUnpublished Nonfiction UNT"11/11": An Essay about Growing as a VeteranBeing a Veteran was a little bit of a different journey. I look back and realize how immature and entitled I felt. I outgrew that bullshit.
Shawn PresleyUnpublished Nonfiction UNT"Halloween": A Flash Essay with Caramel ApplesThis time, we could go up to 1000 words. It was also due October 30th, so what better time than to write about my favorite holiday?
Shawn PresleyUnpublished Nonfiction UNT"Neighborhood Creeks": My First Flash EssayA revised version of this essay is the first piece I submitted to a publisher looking for flash nonfiction. It was rejected.
Shawn PresleyUnpublished Nonfiction UNTFlash Nonfiction ExperimentalsA "flash essay" is a very short, concise essay that focuses on a single, impactful moment or idea..it started with experimentals.
Shawn PresleyUnpublished Nonfiction UNT"The Stanger in a Changed Land": A Third-Person MemoirFor my final memoir essay, I debated point-of-view changes. I considered using the second person; however, I decided on the third person.
Shawn PresleyUnpublished Nonfiction UNT"I Like the Way You Move": An Epistolary MemoirWhen I was ready to write my second memoir, I decided to experiment again. I went the route of the epistolary...
Shawn PresleyUnpublished Nonfiction UNT"When God Called My Marker": My First MemoirThis first memoir, "When God Called My Marker," was written in less than a week since I volunteered to be one of the first three...