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Friction

"Friction," by Marieken Cochius, is a selection for the Columbia Journal's Special Issue on Uprising in the art...

Every summer, the fires come. Sometimes, they arrive early, stay past the fall. The fires tear through houses...

This is Leilani at her funniest, and Edie at her most, well, relatable.

My son is a year-old as I write this, and he’s slept through the night twice. Both times...

Poems by a legendary Granadan aristocrat and one of the most celebrated Andalusian female poets of medieval Arabic...

I dropped my ponytail and gave her my full attention as she breathed out, “He’s the leader of...

The moment you hit send you know you’re fucked.

"Adversity," by Neesa Ahmed, is a selection for the Columbia Journal's Special Issue on Uprising in the art...

Shalvi J Shah, an MFA candidate in Fiction and Literary Translation and Teaching Fellow at Columbia University, talks...

I mean, the kid had it coming to him if you think about it.

Columbia Journal is proud to introduce our new podcast. Episode One details a conversation between former Columbia Journal...

The editors of Columbia Journal are excited to announce that general submissions are open for Nonfiction and Translation....