Essays & Articles
David Chrisinger's essays and articles published in various print publications as well as websites.
On Being a Storyteller, Not a Storytaker
As long as there is life, I remind myself whenever this work feels overwhelming, there is hope. And as long as there is hope, there is the possibility that we might...
The Five Essentials of Storytelling. A Survivor’s (Excerpt) Guide to...
The essentials of storytelling are outlined in this excerpt from Stories Are What Save Us: A Survivor’s Guide to Writing about Trauma (Johns Hopkins University Pr...
How Many “Types” of Stories Are There? And Can They Save Us?
If you’re interested in writing your story, be mindful that your readers will want to know what you knew at the beginning, what you believed, and how you saw the ...
New Nonfiction by David Chrisinger: “Stories Are What Save Us: A Sur...
The following is an excerpt from David Chrisinger’s new book, Stories Are What Save Us: A Survivor’s Guide to Writing About Trauma (Johns Hopkins University Pre...
Fighting to Go Home: Operation Desert Storm, 30 Years Later
“It almost seems like a very bad dream having been here. Of course there have been some good times, but the bad far outweighs the good."
The New Cold War That’s Emerging in the Arctic
“We’ve learned that absolute security for the Russians means absolute insecurity for everyone else. That should be totally unacceptable.”