Yesterday at about 5 pm I submitted the manuscripts for NDQ 91.3/4. To celebrate that, I decided to post a story from NDQ 91.1/2. Here’s Michael Merlo’s atmospheric story of love and loss. Rest Assured Before Jean left for work in the morning, she said she wished things were
Hopefully as you read this, issues of NDQ 91.1/2 are on their way to your mailbox! As another teaser from the current issue, enjoy Ryan Kenedy’s short story “Anacortes.” It is touching story suffused with warmth, coffee, and love. If you enjoy this story, please consider subscribing to NDQ! Anacortes
Anyone who travels has undoubtedly experienced snippets of foreign conversations in airports, on streets, and in restaurants. Dana Yost’s poem in NDQ 91.1/2 offers a brilliant window into one of these interactions. Enjoy! A Foreign Language She sat at the table next to him, speaking a foreign language, speaking
NDQ 91.1/2 is getting closer and closer. We have a cover. It features Will Henry ’s “Holding Pattern” (Oil on canvas 30″ x 36”; 2023) ~ Artist Will Henry was born in 1969. He lives and works in Houston, TX.
Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the North Dakota State University Press annual release party. The Press celebrated their fall catalogue with readings, food, music, and some lively conversation. Among those reading was David Solheim, whose work has contributed to the recent blossoming of poetry in
We have a tradition at NDQ to always make sure that the first piece from an issue that appears on the NDQ website is the LAST piece that appears in the issue. This our little effort at ritual inversion (think: carnival, just two months late). It also makes sure that
A couple weeks ago, NDQ 91.1/2 went to our publishing partner at the University of Nebraska Press. This means that it’s only a matter of time before the issue is winging its way to subscribers and authors (and through the tubes of the internet). To whet your appetite, here’s the
For the last few years, NDQ has been collaborating with the University of North Dakota’s English Department’s Writing, Editing, and Publishing program. A group of students from that practicum work together to organize each issue of NDQ. Since issue 91.1/2 is almost ready to go to our publishing partners at
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