Chris Wiewiora is constantly aware of being compared to ‘the old Chris’—his new girlfriend’s previous boyfriend.
About Chris Wiewiora
Chris Wiewiora is a MFA student at Iowa State University’s Creative Writing and Environment program where he is the managing editor of Flyway. He mostly writes nonfiction, which has been published on nerve.com and SwinkMag.com as well as in MAKE and Stymie in addition to more than a dozen other online and print magazines. He is a regular contributor to the Good Men Project. Read more at www.chriswiewiora.com.
The Power of Love Notes
February 14, 2013 by 3 Comments
Whenever I think of love notes I think about the one stuck to my parents’ bathroom mirror.
Telling
January 1, 2013 by 5 Comments
What do you do when you know your friend has cheated on his girlfriend?
How to (Not) Become a Male Pornstar
November 2, 2012 by 4 Comments
Ever watched porn and thought, ‘I could do this, easy’?
Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear
July 10, 2012 by 3 Comments
I want to reminiscence, but I don’t believe we remember things the same as each other.
Top Ten Reasons a Literary Snob Won’t Go Out with You
May 14, 2012 by 3 Comments
Being a snob means being discerning and exclusive. Try not to take it too hard.
Distance
March 10, 2012 by 3 Comments
Chris Wiewiora describes his distance from a high school stabbing.
Two Abortions, Herpes, and 69: Some Things That Made Me Not Go on a Second Date
February 20, 2012 by 31 Comments
“I was too much of a coward to say I was sorry.”
#44: Shifting
February 19, 2012 by 4 Comments
“He could’ve done some damage in high school football, but he was the assistant manager counting my drawer.”
Grand (re)Opening
February 13, 2012 by 3 Comments
Chris Wiewiora explains how reuniting with an ex is a testament to hope and human strength.
Sleeping Over
February 6, 2012 by 14 Comments
Chris Wiewiora remembers the first morning he woke up next to a woman.
On the Page
January 11, 2012 by 2 Comments
Chris Wiewiora remembers how, no matter where his missionary parents moved, his mother always had a book with her, and how that literary dedication passed on to him.
The Girl Next to Me
December 1, 2011 by 8 Comments
A reminiscent pain struck Chris Wiewiora when and where he least expected it.
Despite Everything
November 28, 2011 by 9 Comments
Chris Wiewiora doesn’t want closure. He wants a new beginning.
“Caregiver day is a wonderful idea, becase when you love your children, every day is a day you get to be with and celebrate them.”
This is a comment by CJ on the post “What to the Child of Domestic Violence is Father’s Day?”