MQR Winter 2019 – Michigan Quarterly Review

MQR Winter 2019

The Funeral Tourist

“The Funeral Tourist,” by Andrew J. Skerritt, appears in the Winter 2019 Issue of MQR. Everyone who leaves home and visits another place or country for any purpose other than business is considered a tourist. If you are a native of a Caribbean island but live in New York or London, when you return to your […]

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“The Funeral Tourist,” by Andrew J. Skerritt, appears in the Winter 2019 Issue of MQR. Everyone who leaves home and visits another place or country for any purpose other than business is considered a tourist. If you are a native of a Caribbean island but live in New York or London, when you return to your

Ornithology

“Ornithology,” by Alan Michael Parker, appears in the Winter 2019 Issue of MQR. When a bird flew into my window and made a hard and soft death sound, I found her in the dirt below and I fixed a cardboard nest for her and fed her from an eyedropper what the Internet suggested, and I named

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“Ornithology,” by Alan Michael Parker, appears in the Winter 2019 Issue of MQR. When a bird flew into my window and made a hard and soft death sound, I found her in the dirt below and I fixed a cardboard nest for her and fed her from an eyedropper what the Internet suggested, and I named

An Unfunded Study of the Afterbirth

“An Unfunded Study of the Afterbirth” by Sarah Wolfson, appears in the Winter 2019 Issue of MQR. When it had been seen to     that the grayness had         receded, that the birthed   could breath and suck, that     the mother had uptaken several stitches of a fiber   as powerful in every sense as

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“An Unfunded Study of the Afterbirth” by Sarah Wolfson, appears in the Winter 2019 Issue of MQR. When it had been seen to     that the grayness had         receded, that the birthed   could breath and suck, that     the mother had uptaken several stitches of a fiber   as powerful in every sense as

Trembling on the Skin of a Droplet

“Trembling on the Skin of a Droplet,” by Emily Pittinos, appears in the Winter 2019 Issue of MQR. Frost softens into steam that spills off the morning, and at the tip of each blade, a diamond quivers. I am as susceptible to beauty as I am any other pain. The pang of clouds dulling, and then

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“Trembling on the Skin of a Droplet,” by Emily Pittinos, appears in the Winter 2019 Issue of MQR. Frost softens into steam that spills off the morning, and at the tip of each blade, a diamond quivers. I am as susceptible to beauty as I am any other pain. The pang of clouds dulling, and then

Searching for Elijah

“Searching for Elijah,” by Jai Chakrabarti, appears in the Winter 2019 Issue of MQR. Malini and her son were the last to arrive at the beach house in Malibu. Mrs. Cohen greeted them at the door, engulfing Malini in her silk décolleté caftan, and hurried them to the table. “Now that we’re all here,” Mrs. Cohen

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“Searching for Elijah,” by Jai Chakrabarti, appears in the Winter 2019 Issue of MQR. Malini and her son were the last to arrive at the beach house in Malibu. Mrs. Cohen greeted them at the door, engulfing Malini in her silk décolleté caftan, and hurried them to the table. “Now that we’re all here,” Mrs. Cohen

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