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Stories, poetry, and art teach us to slow down, to listen, and to pay attention, awakening our hearts to ourselves and one another. Every quarter, a new issue of Ruminate is delivered to your mailbox, helping you nourish and reaffirm your creative and spiritual intentions.
Slow Down
No scrolling, skimming, or hustling: unplug, breathe, turn the page.
Read Deeply
Encounter art, poetry, and stories hand-picked to inspire and nourish.
Live Awake
Heart-awakening art helps us live more fully awake to our selves and our world.
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Pre-order Issue 53What readers are saying about Ruminate
Wonderful writing, images, and soul. I feel as comfortable in the pages of this journal as in my own heart.
— Colby B.
The poems in Ruminate nourish me personally and creatively. They are brimming with spirit and unvarnished beauty.
— John S.
Ruminate is a lovely publication that fills a real niche. It's like sinking into a big sigh when I open an issue!
— Cathy B.
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Broken
My sick body is still good. She is still me. She is still wise and strong. My female body—to which others believe they are entitled—is still my home. She is still my power. Our stressed and strained bodies are waiting for us to return to them.
God Didn't Save Me—You Did
Teaching has saved me some days. When I didn’t want to get up but had to because there was George Saunders or Sandra Cisneros to read and discuss, I was saved from the pit of Myself Left To Myself that I remember preachers often scaring me into.On Sale Now
Nonfiction Prize Bundle
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Nonfiction is the genre that helps us remember we're not alone. It invites us to connect with ourselves and others, revealing our shared human experiences. The bundle saves...
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Poetry Prize Bundle
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Our poetry editor Kristin George Bagdanov writes: "We need poems that exist in the space between the crumbs of hope that keep us writing and reaching, poems...
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Short Story Prize Bundle
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In a short story there is so much to be said in a short amount of space. This precision of language helps take us to a...
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Visual Art Prize Bundle
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Visual art is all about ruminating. It asks us to take a step back and ponder, to look at the world from a different angle,...
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