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Ruminate

Publisher’s description: Ruminate is a quarterly magazine for those who desire the space to share short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction and visual art that resonate with the complexity and truth of the Christian faith.

“The handsome photography and inventive mingling of typefaces add to the sense that this magazine is wide open to new perspectives and the free play of the imagination. Ruminate's poetry and prose often address serious subjects, but with a note of hope that is never merely sentimental.” (Jendi Reiter, Winning Writers)

Jeanne M. Lesinski of NewPages calls the work within Ruminate, “especially evocative,” “immediate,” and “elegant.” Of one particular piece she comments, “I was hooked after reading the first line.”

With fresh content and handwrought design Ruminate hopes to create an intimate alternative to the standard literary journal as well as challenge the assumptions about typical spiritual literature. So come, and chew the cud with us!

Recent issues:

Issue 13 features the winners of the Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize along with poetry by John Fitzpatrick, Ruth Spalsing, Richard Osler, Lisa Cronkite, and Don Thompson; fiction by Jessie McBride; nonfiction by April Schmidt; prose by Diane Glancy; and art by Aaron Lee Benson and Nora Howell.

Issue 12 features fiction from Matthew Ira Swaye and Tony Woodlief, poetry from Richard Sederstrom and Sarah Estes Graham and art from Tyrus Clutter and Natalie Salminen Rude.

The theme for this issue of Ruminate (11, Spring 2009) is "passages" and features the winning stories selected by judge Bret Lott for our 2009 Short Story Prize. You won't want to miss it!