Confessional Writing: It’s Ubiquitous, It’s Annoying, It’s Uncool – But It’s Powerful, And We Seem To Need It

“No writer wants to own the label ‘confessional’ anymore. It’s an epithet, with the same tenor as ‘hipster’ or ‘artisanal': something for privileged narcissists who can’t see any of their own silliness. … And yet, the practice has deeply ancient, religious roots. Bruenig notes that it was designed not just to let the person who […]