Read the winning piece of our 2025 Nonfiction Contest “Through the Mirror” by Jessie Cato selected by Lucy Ives.

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Spring 2016 |

Conversations with Frank

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Elizabeth Merritt Abbott lives in Minneapolis with her wife. She received an MFA from the University of Minnesota and is a two-time recipient of the Minnesota Artist Initiative grant. Her work has previously appeared in the Iowa Review and The Common. She is currently curating a book-length work using her step-father's handwritten notes.