The Journal of Radical Wonder

The Journal of Radical Wonder

John Brantingham

Video of a Turtle under Water

Apr 15

Apr 15

Tiffany Elliott

Semi-Precious

The doll traveled steerage

Apr 1

Apr 1

Michael Miller

Professor

Her office hours, after her eightieth birthday, moved to a bench overlooking the shore, she goes without hello when the students hover by…

Mar 31

Mar 31

Tiffany Elliott

The Owl

Outside the window, the orange grove blossoms its scent

Mar 29

Mar 29

Tiffany Elliott

Bathtime

I wrap her belly with my arms,

Mar 29

Mar 29

Margaret Sefton

Breakthrough Queen

Memoir

Mar 26

A porch swing hangs from the roof of a ramshackle dock on a river. In the distance are trees whose branches extend out over the river. The air appears foggy or misty. The photo is in black and white.

Mar 26

Tiffany Elliott

Sisterhood

Let’s say the sky was blue that day instead of grey. Let’s say the dark part of the moon was full and smiling. Let’s say your smile…

Mar 25

Mar 25

Michael Miller

Birth

This is the rush of days in fast forward, a soundless churn of steam on the kettle, the sun snared in a mobile making kaleidoscopes on the…

Mar 24

Mar 24

Tiffany Elliott

Ars Poetica

I cover you in ink, the flavor harsh on my eardrum. I eat words ten syllables at once as we fuck atop stacks of forbidden newsprint.

Mar 22

Mar 22

CLS Sandoval

One More Dead Mall

By Savannah Hernandez, Ammanda Selethia Moore, and CLS Sandoval

Mar 19

One More Dead Mall

Mar 19

The Journal of Radical Wonder

In The Journal of Radical Wonder, we look at the world through the lens of wonder. We are looking for beauty, art, nature, humanity, truth. We fight against cynicism and try to understand the complex nature of joy. Art. Nature. Humanity. Beauty. Truth.

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Editors

John Brantingham

Former Poet Laureate of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks: Education. Nature. Art. Marriage. Nomading. Check out my latest books at johnbrantingham.com.

Jane Edberg

AUTHOR ARTIST of THE FINE ART OF GRIEVING: A MEMOIR available at Amazon. Editor at The Journal of Radical Wonder. https://www.janeedberg.com/

Kendall Johnson—Writer & Visual Artist

Artist and writer living in SoCal, recovering from a career as teacher and crisis/trauma consultant. Contributing editor to the Journal of Radical Wonder.

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