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thomasmkraus

thomasmkraus

Creative Nonfiction

  • The Bear

    Fear. From my father, I learned what that could really mean.

    • Article / Essay
    • Narrative · Realistic
    5 min read
  • How To Survive Opening Day At Lincoln Park As A Lit Major

    A guide to getting through your first day at my performing arts school as a literary arts major. (beware: there's a whole bunch a' sarcasm)

    • Article / Essay
    • Humor · Realistic
    13 min read


Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it’s the answer to everything. It’s the streaming reason for living. To note, to pin down, to build up, to create, to be astonished at nothing, to cherish the oddities, to let nothing go down the drain, to make something, to make a great flower out of life, even if it’s a cactus.
— Enid Bagnold