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Issue 137

The Parisian Eye

She let herself into her apartment. It had been a week since she had been there. The apartment opened straight into the square of the kitchen, which waited, illuminated with the cold snow light. If she put a chair right in the middle of the kitchen she could play long, full bows and not hit the fridge or the cabinets. Read more.

Alice Peterson in
Issue 139

Amos + Irwin

Irwin had picked a spot well away from the house, one Amos wouldn’t have to look at every day. Amos had had to carry him, Irwin wincing all the way but telling his brother he was fine, just keep walking, I’ll tell you when to stop. Read more.

Heather Debling in
Issue 133

The Woman in the Washing Machine

Obviously Jon was surprised when he first met the woman in the washing machine. Who would expect a feminine voice to come from the depth of the drum upon opening the lid of such an innocuous household device? Read more.

Jennifer Dyer Hayes in

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The Writer’s Corner

September 12, 2016

The Back Story

I aspired to be Jane Austen, Daphne Du Maurier, Charlotte Bronte, or Lucy Maud Montgomery. I used to think that I was living in the wrong time and wished I had been born back then. When I wrote, it never occurred to me that I was not writing in my own voice, not really.

Tamara Jong in
September 12, 2016

“Road One:” An Interview with Sivan Slapak

What I enjoy is seeing what can be packed into a few pages, testing how much a world can come alive. How much do we care about the characters, how many layers of meaning or associations are we left with by the end, and is a wider field created from the hints we’re shown?

Pamela Mulloy with Sivan Slapak in
September 12, 2016

Other Stories: The Back Story

It’s a hot spring day and I spend the morning sitting in my backyard hearing Ayelet Tsabari’s voice as she tells me of her journey towards writing in English. The next day I venture further inwards. Spend the morning withTwo Poems, Kristine Tortora, and feel I found something about the familiar and the faraway, something I still can’t language.

Leonarda Carranza in
August 9, 2016

Writing Spaces: Janette Fecteau

This week on Writing Spaces, we take a peek into the working space of Janette Fecteau, author of the poems “Deer Jacker” and “The Part I Hate Most” in Issue 139.

Janette Fecteau in
August 2, 2016

Writing Spaces: Heather Birrell

This week on Writing Spaces, we take a peek into the temporary working space of Heather Birrell, author of the short story “Tin Jails” in Issue 139.

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August 2, 2016

Carina Reads Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Intern Carina Rampelt shares her impressions of the new Harry Potter play.

Carina Rampelt in

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Wild Writers Festival

The New Quarterly is proud to present the fifth annual Wild Writers Literary Festival on November 4-6th, 2016. Join us for a celebration of the savage and free and its expression in poetry, the short story, and everything in between. Create, learn, discover and share the art of groundbreaking writing.

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Issue 139

I'LL KNOW WHEN I GET THERE: In which we create a mask to begin a journey, find the soft spot in rejection, learn the hard truths at summer camp, and send a naked intruder packing

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