Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 “When demons take your soul,” my grandmother told me, “they don’t take all of it away.” That was how my evenings began, sitting before my declining grandmother, listening to stories of her time as a witch. She sat on the bed, legs sprawled, pillows under her ankles and knees. …
Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 November 2, 1948 All Soul’s Day, after dark. Two men were trapped in Lapeyrouse Cemetery. “Can we do this?” “Let’s try.” The tall man faced the rough, crumbling wall. He spread his legs and cupped his hands in front of his crotch and formed a kind of stirrup. “You …
Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 Why I Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review reader Sarah Anderson on why she recommended “The Chlorophyll Library” by Callum Angus for the Fall 2023 issue. You can purchase the issue here. When each of us is flooded with content every hour of every day, one of the greatest challenges of writing today is …
Published in Issue 62.3: Summer 2023 The day the water arrived, Luis was working in the cellar, the dogs were tied up to the trees, and Cecilia and I were digging holes the size of thumbs. We were poking the earth with screwdrivers and dropping in handfuls of seeds. To pass the time, Cecilia was …
Published in Issue 62.3: Summer 2023 Why I Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review reader and former MQR Social Media Coordinator Lauren Champlin on why she recommended “Harm Reduction” by Thea Chacamaty for the Summer 2023 issue. You can purchase the issue here. “Harm Reduction” is a story that captivated me upon my initial reading and stuck with me long …
