Heather Marie Cline

Looked out my bedroom window to see a bunch of Starlings staring back at me. ♥️

YouTube video by florencemachine Florence + The Machine - You Can Have It All (Lyric Video)

Happy Halloween! Loving the new Florence and the Machine album! I keep coming back to this song... the last minute and a half is like...💥🤯💥

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Knickers

This looks so good!

Yep! At least, this is my first long-form nonfiction story ever published. Nice to meet you, Elizabeth! 😊

Seeing a lot of posts like "they want say we are angry, but we showed them we are all about joy"

It's ok to be angry, too. Anger is necessary, actually.

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.

Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

That's such a dream! Congrats!

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 999:
It’s not just the story that matters, it’s the person telling it. Your stories are filtered through your experience, your culture, your upbringing, your identity. Don’t be afraid to let it show. Those things matter. You matter.

Thank you so much, Jen! 😊

"I’ve read so many stories of other survivors throughout the years – they made me feel seen, gave me hope, and made me feel less alone."

Creative nonfiction reader Jen Bryant interviewed author Heather Marie Cline about transforming pain into purpose for Mud Season Review. 🔗 in comments!

‘The closest I came to making life was the closest I came to death’: Florence Welch on sexism, screaming and the lost pregnancy that nearly killed her The Florence + the Machine singer talks about life after devastating loss, performing with Taylor Swift and the double standards for women in music

This Florence Welch interview is....take it in pieces because it is hard, but it is GOOD.

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

Monday Roundup 10/6/25: Personal Essays, Workshops, Calls for Submissions Plus workshops from Narratively Academy, Literary Liberation, Best American Essays, an accountability program from Writing Co-Lab, a survey for memoirists, and a couple of calls for submissions.

Very happy to see my nonfiction story 'A Way Out of Nowhere' included in this week's Memoir Monday roundup by Memoir Land!
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Issue #79 marks 10 years of Mud Season Review! 🎉 Featuring artwork by Jennifer Follman, poetry by Eli Karren, fiction by Summer Hammond, creative Nonfiction by Heather Marie Cline, and letters from MSR co-founders Rebecca Starks and Danielle Thierry.

"My mind had gone into auto-pilot, and it was as if my feet were moving of their own accord."

Read "A Way Out of Nowhere" by Heather Marie Cline in our 10th anniversary issue (link in comments).

📸: "Winter's Wonderment" by Gael Blake

Congrats! That's awesome!

Creative Nonfiction Issue #79 - Mud Season Review A Way Out Of Nowhere My stepdad, Jay, jumped on the hood of the car as Mom was backing out of the driveway, then kicked the windshield in to stop her from leaving. Tiny, clear-blue shards flew with en...

My nonfiction story ‘A Way Out of Nowhere’ is now published in issue #79 of Mud Season Review. Dealing with themes such as abuse, isolation, poverty, generational cycles, escape, hope & how kindness can save lives - all through the eyes of a child: mudseasonreview.com/2025/09/nonf...

Creative Nonfiction Issue #79 - Mud Season Review A Way Out Of Nowhere My stepdad, Jay, jumped on the hood of the car as Mom was backing out of the driveway, then kicked the windshield in to stop her from leaving. Tiny, clear-blue shards flew with en...

My nonfiction story ‘A Way Out of Nowhere’ is now published in issue #79 of Mud Season Review. Dealing with themes such as abuse, isolation, poverty, generational cycles, escape, hope & how kindness can save lives - all through the eyes of a child: mudseasonreview.com/2025/09/nonf...

The most amazing feeling!

If the only people who can afford to dedicate their time to art are people who are already making a good living doing something else or independently wealthy you’re going to end up with a very limited selection of viewpoints and experiences.

Home: A Midsummer Offering By Heather Cline As the screams drew nearer, Clara halted washing dishes, dried her trembling hands on her apron, then stood to face the door of her living quarters with a deep inhale. A minute lat…

A short story of mine, published last month by Bright Flash Literary Review. 🙂

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Thank you! I will definitely check it out!

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