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A literary journal dedicated to the exploration of life, memoir, culture, travel, and writing.

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Bear With Me, I Want To Tell You Something

Bear With Me, I Want To Tell You Something

A poem, a plunger, and my epic struggle to reconnect with our youngest child after the ravages of addiction

David Todd McCarty

Sep 15

From The Publisher

Become A Contributing Writer At Ellemeno Magazine

Become A Contributing Writer At Ellemeno Magazine

A Medium publication devoted to the lives and stories of writers for writers

David Todd McCarty

May 4

So You Want To Be A Writer

So You Want To Be A Writer

Authentic art requires you to do what inspires you and trust that a community of like-minded fans will find you

David Todd McCarty

Feb 28

Ellemeno Gets A Boost

Ellemeno Gets A Boost

It’s time for our contributing writers to up their game

David Todd McCarty

May 2

Introducing Parenthetical

Introducing Parenthetical

An introduction to the spaces in between for the writers and thinkers of Ellemeno

David Todd McCarty

Jun 28

Spotlight

Laundry Day

It’s Wednesday. It’s late afternoon, the crappy end of a crappy day. A really crappy day. I’m alone, I’m lonely, it’s Wednesday, and I…

John W Noerenberg II

Sep 13

The Clock Watcher

The Clock Watcher

One day you might regret counting down the hours

Sep 14

The Value We Create On Our Holidays

The Value We Create On Our Holidays

Why do we escape the comfort of our home only to join crowded places and noisy tourists?

Sep 14

MEDIUM DAY

Writing The Bones

Writing The Bones

Structuring Compelling Creative Nonfiction

David Todd McCarty

Aug 16

Latest

September 11 Just Kind of Came and Went This Year

September 11 Just Kind of Came and Went This Year

For many, it’s now a part of history

Sep 13

Carefully Observing One Woman’s Search for Stillness and Peace

Carefully Observing One Woman’s Search for Stillness and Peace

Nonfiction, fictionalized … to protect the victim

Michael Burg, MD (Satire Sommelier)

Sep 12

For Sale: Penthouse With View—Never Seen

For Sale: Penthouse With View—Never Seen

A tale of ecology and economics

Matthew Clapham

Sep 12

Why Neutral Is Not Always a Good Thing

Why Neutral Is Not Always a Good Thing

Reclaiming colour in a minimalist world

Sep 12

A Little Latin to Impress People With

A Little Latin to Impress People With

Or how to piss people off with Latin

Harold De Gauche

Sep 12

Tears And Broken Bonds: The Day My Daughter Forgot Me

Tears And Broken Bonds: The Day My Daughter Forgot Me

Part Two: The ‘We Love Victoria‘ Celebration

Sep 12

I Know Why Rural Populations Are Vulnerable To The Lies Of Tyrants

I Know Why Rural Populations Are Vulnerable To The Lies Of Tyrants

Our whole social hierarchy creates an exploitable mechanism

Sep 11

Tiramisu And Thoughts About The Past

Tiramisu And Thoughts About The Past

We shouldn’t fall into the caring hands of nostalgia too much

nick struutinsky

Sep 11

The Writing Confidential

The Writing Confidential

The road to success is paved with many schmuck bosses like Jimmy Fallon

Sep 10

No One Told Me I Would Lose All Sense of Home

No One Told Me I Would Lose All Sense of Home

What is home if it isn’t a place?

Sep 10

Why Am I Here?

Lowering my shield, story by story

Sep 10

The Tones of Friendship

The Tones of Friendship

What friendship means to you as you get older

Sep 8

All On My Own

The art of being alone without being lonely, or one man’s semi-solitary adventure through time and space

David Todd McCarty

Sep 8

For All I Know

Despite our many technological advances and the collective knowledge of mankind in our pockets, what do we really know?

David Todd McCarty

Sep 8

The Stack

Some things in nature are best left untouched

Sep 8

For Holocaust Remembrance Day, I Watched a Friend Fall for QAnon and Into Antisemitism

For Holocaust Remembrance Day, I Watched a Friend Fall for QAnon an...

I finally understood what my Jewish ancestors lived through in Eastern Europe during the 1930s and 1940s

Sep 8

I Lost My Way but Found a New Direction

I Lost My Way but Found a New Direction

Two generous strangers in the street taught me one key lesson in humanity

Sep 7

Perfection Is The Enemy Of Growth

Perfection Is The Enemy Of Growth

How evaluating results is not the point

Michele Cambardella

Sep 7

Everywhere Is North Of Richmond

Everywhere Is North Of Richmond

Musical map making

Sep 7

Why Are You Obsessed With Me?

Why Are You Obsessed With Me?

It’s not just about Mariah Carey

Sep 6

Tears And Broken Bonds: The Year My Daughter Left Me

Tears And Broken Bonds: The Year My Daughter Left Me

Part One: Sometimes love can’t be enough

Sep 6

Grease Might Not Be the Word Anymore

Grease Might Not Be the Word Anymore

Reactions to movies change over time. Is that a good thing?

Sep 6

Who Can Really Afford a Pet?

Who Can Really Afford a Pet?

When shelters are full and hearts are empty

Sep 5

What’s Left Of Us

What’s Left Of Us

Making peace with our leftover dreams and disillusionment

Sep 5

The Road From Starbucks to McDonald’s

The Road From Starbucks to McDonald’s

An unexpected way to look at your travels and what it has to do with fast-food

nick struutinsky

Sep 4

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