AQR Vol. 41, No. 1 & 2, Winter/Spring 2025
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Orders of the hard copy print edition of AQR and Shipping is available ONLY for USA mailing addresses. If you live outside of the USA, please purchase a DIGITAL version of AQR.
Orders of the hard copy print edition of AQR and Shipping is available ONLY for USA mailing addresses. If you live outside of the USA, please purchase a DIGITAL version of AQR.
About the cover and photographer
Four horned puffins perch on the cliffs of Holiday Island, near Kodiak, Alaska. © 2025 Marion Owen
Marion Owen is a Kodiak, Alaska photographer, video creator, writer, and master gardener. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and venues, including The Nature Conservancy, Better Homes & Gardens, TIME, Audubon, and Smithsonian Magazine. Owen is a co-author of Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul and her website is GardenersCoach.com.
Table of Contents
STORIES
How There Were Bridges, Meagan Arthur
Eraser, Lauren Alwan
A Very Short Childhood, Dina Nayeri
Liberty Pancakes, Geoffrey Becker
The Tree Cutters Ride, Dustin M. Hoffman
Brothers, Susan A.H. Grace
NOVELLA
The Wrestler, Christie Hodgen
ESSAYS
Animal Stories, Jason Brown
From Play Dead (Three Times), Winter Grasso
From Play Dead (Beau), Winter Grasso
To The Elephant, Janet Champ
Unwrapping The Body, Natasha Singh
You Can Share This, Maria Zorn
POEMS
The Fabulous Szigetis, Ira Sadoff
River Is Another Word For Prayer, Triin Paja
Primordial, Charlotte Pence
Luna, John Bargowski
The Routine, Michael Mark
A Theory Of Personal Identity, Owen McLeod
Department Store Escalator, Jessica Greenbaum
Cards, Farah Peterson
Leap Of Faith, Richard Spilman
Allegiance, Elizabeth Bradfield
Her Shame, John Morgan
Near Ester, Alaska, Jane Lott
Obata At Tenaya Peak, Ben Gucciardi
Potted Maples, D.S. Waldman
Yellowjacket Trap Attractant, Robert Wrigley
One Of The Land Mine Bands, John Willson
Song Of A Storyteller, Qag˙g˙un Chelsey Zibell
Canned Peaches, Qag˙g˙un Chelsey Zibell
Tomato Divination, Doug Ramspeck
Late Fruit, Daniel Halpern
Her Dream, Daniel Halpern
An Old Fear, James Davis May
Etherize, Amber Flora Thomas
Lunkers, David Starkey
When Knowing Is The Same As Late Winter Waiting, W.J. Herbert
Grace, Robin Rosen Chang
Abecedarian With ALS, Martha Silano
Horsehair On Helmets, Maura Stanton
Penelope’s Chair, Maura Stanton