THE WAY BACK TO OURSELVES

Literary Journal

The Way Back to Ourselves Literary Journal Presents:

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Editors: Sarah Steele, Kimberly Kralovic, and Ashley Whittemore

Founder and Editor-in-Chief: Kimberly Phinney

MAY YOU HEAR THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS SPEAK INTO YOUR SOUL.

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The Wonder of Nurse Logs
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The Wonder of Nurse Logs

In her beautiful art and essay, “The Wonder of Nurse Logs,” Hannah Sanders explores the power and beauty of the intergenerational care found in nature and humanity.

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Letting Go and Other Artwork
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Letting Go and Other Artwork

Kelsey Helen Bogan explores brokenness and surrender in her art pieces entitled Letting Go, Consider the Wildflowers, and Beauty for Ashes.

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She Comes with New Blessings: Art
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She Comes with New Blessings: Art

In her art, Wendi Coats honors the Renaissance spirit in her depiction of a woman surrounded by flowers and a delicate butterfly in an oil painting entitled She Comes with New Blessings.

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Ascend
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Ascend

In her acrylic painting “Ascend,” Cara Day explores how God’s Spirit is always with us, even in the darkness.

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