…had no idea where you’d gone.” Ken stood behind her, his head obscured by Wilhelm’s dirty clothes. “Who was reading just now?” asked Wilhelm. This seemed the worse violation, no Manjiro here and a stranger reading his translation. “That would be me,” said Kyuzo, “My, how descriptive it is and how beautiful! I love its pensive quality and the closeness… [Read More]
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Strange Voices, Subversions, Killer Tomatoes: Literature in Translation
…writers. And these writers, in turn, have been spreading the global good news. Developing writers don’t discover original voices out of nothing, or by just themselves; one truism about becoming a good writer is that it’s necessary to be a good reader first. As that ingenious phenomenon of world literature, the late great Roberto Bolaño, kept saying: “reading is more… [Read More]
Returning to Terabithia
…pretty sure. I told him we’d finish the book that night, before bed. Then I toyed with the idea of returning it to the library. An unfinished story probably wouldn’t upset Alex as much as it had upset me at his age. He was easily distractible. Maybe reading him the ending would be more upsetting than not reading it. No,… [Read More]
Performing Prop 8
…second thesis. * * * Recently, I participated in a staged reading of “Prop 8,” a play based on the suit by a California lesbian couple and a gay couple contesting the constitutionality of the amendment making the ban against same-sex marriage part of California’s state constitution. The staged reading was for a benefit for Families United, the organization opposing… [Read More]
Vol. XXVIII No. 1 (Spring 2015)
…Rossenova, and Borislava Velkova Peter Orner, Cedar City, Utah, 1974 Kelly Puig Carroll, The Transmutation of Fernando Pessoa’s Remains, Letter to Arthur Richard Wiley, Reading Faust in Shimoda Ghassan Zeineddine, A Martyr Artist Emily Geminder, Your Village Has Been Bombed Eric McMillan, What Is This You Do Laura Weinert-Kendt, El Director Pedro Ponce, Hallucinogenic Toreador Moniru Ravanipour, Golnâr Marianne Villanueva,… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Andrew Collard
Happy Witness Weekend! We are honored to be sharing readings from our Magic contributors and 2020 Lit Award Winners all month long; join us every Saturday and Sunday for new videos! Today we have a special treat: our 2020 Lit Award first-place winner for poetry, Andrew Collard, reads from his poem “Future Ruins.” We were immediately captivated by the compelling… [Read More]
Submit Your Work
…feature the work of emerging voices alongside that of established writers. Submit Online Reading Periods September: Submissions open for our Spring themed issue (print.) We also open our call for the Witness Literary Awards during this reading period. January: General submissions open for our Fall/Winter issue (online.) Unthemed. TBA: Special capsule issues (Summer or Winter Issues). Submission windows are subject… [Read More]
Reading from Online Issue: Jane Zwart
…that stillness to the page.” As a final read to our Fall/Winter 2020 series, we are pleased to present another favorite from the issue, for your reading pleasure. Jane Zwart teaches English at Calvin University, where she also co-directs the Calvin Center for Faith & Writing. Her poems have previously appeared or are forthcoming in Poetry, Ploughshares, Rattle, Threepenny… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Emily Greenberg
…by our judge, Kristen Arnett, and held our readers captivated with Greenberg’s particular flare for world building and craft. Our Fiction Editor, Wendy Wimmer, writes “‘Delivery’ is doing some Ray Bradbury-level world building, but what kept me hooked were the characters. The intensity and longing in this story is palpable and I enjoyed reading the story the first time I… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Alex Berge
Our virtual launch party continues! We are so excited to have a chance to be sharing readings from the Magic issue all month long. Join us Saturdays and Sundays to check out new videos from our contributors and 2020 Lit Award winners. Let’s celebrate! This Witness Weekend, we’re introducing Alex Berge’s engaging short story, “The Intruder”, which encompasses the struggle… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Emmy Newman
Such a delight to be sharing readings from our Magic issue! Join us every Saturday and Sunday to watch new videos from contributors and 2020 Lit Award winners. Today we have work from Emmy Newman, our runner-up in the 2020 Lit Awards for poetry. Of her poem “You Will See It Coming & You Won’t Run”, our judge, Heather Lang-Cassera,… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Mary Potter
Welcome to our first-ever virtual launch party! We are so excited to share readings from the Magic issue each weekend. Join us every Saturday and Sunday as we post videos of our contributors and 2020 Lit Award winners reading from their work. For our second installment of Witness Weekends, we present to you Mary Lane Potter’s essay, “In Praise of… [Read More]
