For over 20 years, Epiphany has published literature that guides readers toward unexpected revelation. Learn more about us and the writers we publish.
Use our A-Z index to explore a few themes:
American Childhood Elegy
Once I slept in a hamper of my parents’ clothes
it’s true it started as a game of hide and seek
I was six I think and chose mom and dad’s hamper
it smelled like yard work and cigarettes and PE
clothes
Hush
“When friends come over, I tell them the house shakes because it’s on a fault line. I don’t tell them the house is upset. I don’t tell them the trees tap the windows at night and the wind only blows at dinner time and the floor tilts upstairs, so Sis and I have to lean against the wall to get to our rooms. I don’t tell them Mom and Dad walk with their hands out like acrobats to get to their room.”
Burning Pies in Iowa
“When I open the door, I face the drooping sun. The light in my face is bright, not warm.”
Fatherland
“Military folks the world over will tell you theirs is not a business of violence…That’s a lie.”
Origin Myths
The Cave of the Seven Sleepers is a medieval legend, shared within Christian and Muslim circles.
◉ Bulletin Board
Stay tuned for our upcoming issue, out this December.