Why do literary critics seem to be tripping over distinctions between fiction and non-fiction? “The trendy new genre ‘creative nonfiction’ is just a clever marketing tool — a way to sell the old tall tale, part fact, part fiction, by assuring us that what we are reading is ‘real.’ And that sense of clarity is not just reassuring, it also demands less of the reader — who does not have to suspend disbelief — and of the writer, who does not have to work as hard at rendering a story believable.” – San Francisco Examiner