THE WAY BACK TO OURSELVES
Literary Journal
The Way Back to Ourselves Literary Journal Presents:
M A S T H E A D:
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.
Listen to the poets of the Spring Collection: Renaissance read their work with our NEW podcast, The Poetry Corner from The Way Back Podcast, hosted by Edward L. Holmes II and Deidre Braley. FALL COLLECTION coming soon…
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.
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.
FEATURED: Practicing Resurrection: Art and Meditation
In her art and reflection, artist and writer Hannah Sanders meditates on memento mori, rebirth, and her artistic approach in her charcoal/watercolor piece, Practicing Resurrection.
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.
Ascend
In her acrylic painting “Ascend,” Cara Day explores how God’s Spirit is always with us, even in the darkness.
Start your journey.
It starts today— in the small steps you take, the hands you hold, the prayers you say, the art you make, and the hard things you conquer… The way back isn’t as far as you think.
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