The London cabby sputtered, “I told you! I don’t take kids, they always throw up!” as we all ignore him and climb into his car....
A retraction and a large slice of humble (pumpkin) pie, by Karishma Jobanputra
I have been wrong in the past. I mean, I was convinced Snape was the bad guy right up until the moment he died. (Even...
A Gift Guide for the Black Biromantic Homosexual Pisces in Your Life, by Caitlin Brady
This is a series of astrological gift guides for members of the LGBTQ community, inspired by the fact that no one knew what to buy...
I am an accumulator of lots of cheap beautiful things: Dottie Lasky, poet and teacher, interviewed by Tamara MC
Dorothea Lasky is an American poet, born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 27, 1978. She earned her MFA in Poetry from the University of...
Winter Contest Winners Announced!
The Columbia Journal is pleased to announce the winners of its 2016 Winter Contest! Each award comes with a prize of $500 (per category), and...
Ignoring the Bully: an essay by Sanjana Sadique
Crossing the road, I see a brown man putting on a forced smile. As he walks towards me, the white driver of a yellow cab...
Questions of Faith and Writing: The Iowa International Writing Program’s Christopher Merrill interviews Author, former Priest James Carroll
A moral compass is critical to certain kinds of literary endeavors, and no writer illustrates this better in our time than James Carroll, the author...
Goodnight Sweet Prince: A Reflection on John Browne’s Life, by Adam Wolfsdorf
Editor’s note: A wake will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2017 from 4pm to 8pm at Riverdale on The Hudson Funeral Home, and a mass will...
Alexandra Wolfe on Overcoming Tricky Interviewees; an interview by Erin Hazelton
Alexandra Wolfe writes profiles for the Wall Street Journal. She also pens books and cover stories for Vanity Fair. A personal favorite of mine? She...
“The translation of emoji-to-spoken-word” – Put on a Happy Face, by Erica Stisser
American graphic artist Harvey Ross Ball couldn’t have foreseen the evolution of his 1963 design. The rudimentary yellow circle, with its black dots for eyes...
Shame burns me from the inside out: Grandma’s Ashes by Paulina Ferrante
My face pressed against his neck, his pulse thrumming against my cheek. I stand upright, feet planted on the floor, while he is seated on...
An Illustrated Gift Guide for the Gay Aquarius in Your Life, by Caitlin Brady
“Look, I need a lot of things. I need a vacation. I need a million dollars. I need a shower.” –Blair Brady I asked...