Lili Clendinen
Fiction, English and Creative Writing
Victory Lost
About the Project
This is a fictional piece that is very loosely based off of an instance from my childhood where my dog got his head stuck in our railing. What I remember the most from that moment is my parents arguing about whether or not they should call the fire department. In this piece, I decided to tell as much of the story as possible through dialogue.
About Lili Clendinen
Lili Clendinen is a fiction and creative nonfiction writer born and raised on St. John in the US Virgin Islands. Her love for her home has led her to run a blog for St. John Ultimate Villas, a rental home management. The blog explores the history and current events of St. John. Lili currently lives in Chicago where she attends Columbia College Chicago as a Creative Writing Major with a focus on fiction. Her work has been published in NMC Magazine.
“Lili Clendinen's stories are filled with complex characters, rich and vivid places, and ordinary situations made extraordinary in Lili's rendering. Her work, with its lush, musical language and vibrant, precise metaphors, is intense and original.”
-Patty McNair, Director, Undergraduate Programs, English and Creative Writing