Submissions for Issue 3 are open from August 23rd to September 30th, 2024.
The theme for this next issue is Inhale/Exhale
Prompt:
We carry the rhythm of breath in our bodies, always–it is ever-present and at the same time, finite and precious. At times, we are viscerally conscious of it, especially when we witness the first or last breath. We breathe with intention during illness, loss, or birthing, to harness our minds, our bodies, retain the moment while moving through it. Catching a breath in elation syncopates the cycle in other ways. The simple act of drawing and releasing air has such vital and disparate qualities–it enlightens the senses, brings us in and out of our bodies, informs our actions. And what of the times we need to learn new ways to breathe? What of that liminal space between the inhale and exhale? What resides there? What is it that transitions, transforms, reframes, directs? Breath allows us the space to grieve, accept, be joyous, irate, or peaceful, and it facilitates the process by which we move forward in the world, or do not. Inhale/Exhale holds space for a moment, story, or image in all of us. What is yours?
Directions:
Please submit your best fiction, nonfiction, art, poetry, media, and hybrid work in the genre of Narrative Medicine. Please read our past issues and visit the website to see what we publish. We publish Narrative Medicine only. Submissions should be sent to [email protected]. To view full submission guidelines, please visit our website: www.thecalendulareview.com
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