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Why I Chose It

GRANDMOTHER

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. […]

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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.

Harm Reduction

Published in Issue 62.3: Summer 2023 Winner of MQR’s 2024 Lawrence Foundation Prize in Fiction 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

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Published in Issue 62.3: Summer 2023 Winner of MQR’s 2024 Lawrence Foundation Prize in Fiction 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

Patient

I was sick of language so I started collecting rocks. Each time I had a thought I’d throw a rock into a lake. The people in town couldn’t get it. They tried very hard. They thought maybe I’d lost the ability to speak, so they started writing me letters in a show of solidarity. When

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I was sick of language so I started collecting rocks. Each time I had a thought I’d throw a rock into a lake. The people in town couldn’t get it. They tried very hard. They thought maybe I’d lost the ability to speak, so they started writing me letters in a show of solidarity. When

Alternative Facts

Why I Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review reader A. Shaikh on why they recommended “Alternative Facts” by Susan Azar Porterfield for our Winter 2023 issue. You can purchase the issue here. It’s an incredible gift to find a poem aware of its own multitudes, such as “Alternative Facts” by Susan Azar Porterfield. The poem begins by stating its

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Why I Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review reader A. Shaikh on why they recommended “Alternative Facts” by Susan Azar Porterfield for our Winter 2023 issue. You can purchase the issue here. It’s an incredible gift to find a poem aware of its own multitudes, such as “Alternative Facts” by Susan Azar Porterfield. The poem begins by stating its

Beyond the Storm, the Night is Peaceful

Why I Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review reader Joshua Olivier on why he recommended “Beyond the Storm, the Night is Peaceful” by Daniel Mazzacane for our Fall 2022 issue. You can purchase the issue here. I loved “BEYOND THE STORM, THE NIGHT IS PEACEFUL” as soon as I read an early draft as an undergraduate, four years before

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Why I Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review reader Joshua Olivier on why he recommended “Beyond the Storm, the Night is Peaceful” by Daniel Mazzacane for our Fall 2022 issue. You can purchase the issue here. I loved “BEYOND THE STORM, THE NIGHT IS PEACEFUL” as soon as I read an early draft as an undergraduate, four years before

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