August 23, 2021 – Michigan Quarterly Review

August 23, 2021

Behind You Is the Sea

When I walk out of the store empty-handed, the old man gives me a gummy smile. As I
drive down the street towards Guilford, I know there won’t be a drive-thru. This is not a value
menu kind of neighborhood. I’ll prepare better tomorrow, after I survive today.

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When I walk out of the store empty-handed, the old man gives me a gummy smile. As I
drive down the street towards Guilford, I know there won’t be a drive-thru. This is not a value
menu kind of neighborhood. I’ll prepare better tomorrow, after I survive today.

MQR fall 2021 cover

Holding Many Truths: An Interview with Marlin M. Jenkins

“I want my work to hold the many truths—the intersections and complications—all at once, and I want my process and how I move through the world to be aware of them, too. I want to steer toward awareness of those multitudes.”

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“I want my work to hold the many truths—the intersections and complications—all at once, and I want my process and how I move through the world to be aware of them, too. I want to steer toward awareness of those multitudes.”

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