Submit your poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to the 2018 Columbia Journal Winter Contest, judged by Jericho Brown, Lauren Wilkinson, and Alexander Chee.
Doe After the Lightning Storm
What killed her/ knew the scent of her center well, knew how to woo her/ and did.
Review: The Houseguest and Other Stories by Amparo Dávila
Reading Amparo Dávila’s stories is like accepting an invitation for tea at a haunted house.
The Boardwalk
When the call came late one evening, Dan assumed it was news of just another death.
Review: Heartland by Sarah Smarsh
As Smarsh unfolds her family's story, she offers sharp commentary on the structures that both shame the poor and perpetuate the cycle of poverty.
Blurbed: What to Read, See and Do in December 2018
Each month, Blurbed features a curated list of things to read, events to attend and news from Columbia Journal.
Nearly Eternal Fusion Reactor
Something burning or maybe already burnt/ A cataract climbs a triage/ How many bushels in an apple?
The Word Process: An Interview with Samantha Hunt
People often say to me, “You’re a writer? How lucky.” There was little luck involved, unless working constantly is luck.
Two Poems by Ali Rashid Translated from Arabic
In the morning we share cigarettes, and coffee.
Review: North of Dawn by Nuruddin Farah
Nuruddin Farah has written a story about family, both the families we belong to by blood and the ones we forge for ourselves out of...
Review: Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister
The book’s final line is a warning as much as an entreaty: “Don’t ever let them talk you out of being mad again.”
DINNER LANGUAGE!
Whatever is cool. Whatever is fine. Simple is fine.
Review: Camellia Street by Mercè Rodoreda, Translated by David Rosenthal
David Rosenthal is clearly a masterful translator of the original Catalan — you can see Rodoreda’s pen at work behind his translation.