Well, the Fall 2014 issue is printed and is set to be published online this afternoon! Looking at this issue as a single collection of work, I feel it absolutely holds a torch to any we’ve produced before–as it should, based on our receiving more submissions than any previous year! This opinion is based nearly entirely …
Happy 2014! As managing editor, I’m proud to announce that today, starting at 12 PM (Central Time Zone), the Coe Review’s newest poetry issue will go online! Throughout the hour, the poems will be individually published on our blog, and you can find links to every poem on our Current Issue page. This year, we’ve also included …
With January 1st right around the corner, it seemed wrong to not post about our successful publication release earlier this month. The Coe Review took over the PUB on campus for our release. We had food catered by Sodexo, coffee galore, and a fair amount of students and staff who came out to see our newest issue. …
Welcome to the Coe Review online. We are a bi-annual magazine, publishing poetry in the fall and fiction in the spring. Started in 1971, the magazine is managed and edited by students from Coe College. These students sign up to be a part of the Coe Review, receiving credit and experience in putting together a …
Margot Livesey is the bestselling author of many famous books. She grew up in the Scottish Highlands and went to an all-boys school. She started off as many young writers do, knowing that they like to write but not quite sure if they have the talent to make it big. It wasn’t until Margo was … Continue reading
He looked down at their faces. Worried and weary. His own: worn and wary. — He stared at them. They stared back, eyes expectant. So he spoke. “Lord, we thank you for this glorious day. For the gifts you have blessed us with.” Murmuring. He cleared his throat quietly. “On this day, a day that … Continue reading
candied apple cheeks, red like fuji apples: ripest in the fall, barren in the winter. gleaming jewels in her eye socket, she looks at me and i feel frozen; she whispered in my ear: “i feel things i shouldn’t know of.” she took me by the hand, ropey fingers intertwining, palm to palm, mouth to … Continue reading
Within the past year, I had the privilege to travel overseas to the United Kingdom to volunteer and attend the Fowey Festival in Cornwall. What is the Fowey Festival? Well, the festival’s inspiration comes from the famous author Daphne du Maurier, who spent a great deal in and around Fowey. I believe for a time … Continue reading
I owe a lot of credit for my career path choices to Stuart Dybek. The only reason he doesn’t get all of the credit is because I wanted to be a writer before I met him, so at least some of all this was due to my own agency. But when he called my name, … Continue reading
The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon is an adult fantasy series. In it, Claire, the main character accidentally touches some ancient stone in the Scottish Highlands and gets transported back in time to when the Jacobites were uprising against England (around 1745). This creates many problems for Claire because she was on her honeymoon and … Continue reading
I’ve been cleaning out my closet recently, and I’ve come across a huge box of books in the back—all books from my childhood that I thoroughly enjoyed. They’re good comfort books, and they helped me make the jump to decide to write my own manuscript and enjoy learning to write. Magic Tree House series … Continue reading
