Lott's definition of creative nonfiction, a process designed for people to understand, seems fair enough. Though I wasn't a fan of Lott's endless bravado, Kincaid seems to do a good job at presenting Lott's philosophy. In Biography of a Dress Kincaid describes an entire world around one old photograph, and likely comes to an understanding of it that couldn't be acquired from a quick glance.
In my last post I said that creative nonfiction is humanizing. But after reading the two essays, I'd also like to say that it's also about discovery. Creative nonfiction doesn't only humanize factual information. Sometimes, it is just as much, if not more, an exploratory truth-seeking process.
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