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1001 Nights
The other girl has a warm, melt-in-your-mouth name like Anne or Madeline. She is the virgin weeping in every church, so clean she glows.
The Strange World of Work: An Interview with Hilary Leichter
...I was thinking about dating in the city and how it can be just like applying to jobs. There are some interesting parallels...
Special Issue on Loneliness: Announcing the Shortlist
Columbia Journal has shortlisted up to 23 writers and artists for the Special Issue on Loneliness contest.
3 Poems by Pablo Neruda Translated by Depsy Boutris
Three poems by Chilean poet, diplomate, and politician Pablo Neruda, translated into English by Depsy Boutris
Sacrament for the End of the World
When friends and colleagues find out I’m trans, they often assume I don’t want children.
[Sleep] Endymion
There are no memories here. There is, instead, a rose garden on a hill.
The Syllabus on Racism
Racism exists everywhere. Nothing prepared me though, for the extent of racism in the US, or in the western world in general.
Review: Disability Visibility, Edited by Alice Wong
A collection of writing by disabled people, edited by disabled activist, media maker and research consultant Alice Wong.
Review: Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup
I find myself pulled into a whisper, a grandmother’s bedtime story, a folktale from an era long gone, and into the pulse of the earth...
Pride Was Always a Protest
Pride was never about consumerism, brands and celebrating to hit a checkbox, it was always cemented in rioting, protesting, and revolution.
Three Poems by Nathan Dragon
He had watched the dog discover its shadow in the dining room last week—the dog jumped.
Translation as Activism: An Interview with Rachel Galvin
An interview with Rachel Galvin about wallops, activism, and the future of self-translation.