THE WAY BACK TO OURSELVES LITERARY JOURNAL PRESENTS:
THE SPRING COLLECTION: IN HIS GARDEN
APRIL 2025
The Spring Collection: IN HIS GARDEN print journal is here. Buy your copy now.
The Way Back to Ourselves is proud to present our FIRST print journal. Enjoy the free digital collection below and purchase this stunning keepsake on Amazon in matte paperback with full color from The Way Back Books, an imprint of TheWayBack2Ourselves.com.
Listen to the poets of The Way Back to Ourselves Literary Journal perform their work with our podcast, The Poetry Corner, a spin-off from The Way Back Podcast, hosted by Edward Holmes and Deidre Braley.
The Artist
In his moving short story, “The Artist,” Zaher Alajlani, tells an unlikely revival story through the life of Cristian, a lovelorn youth.
I Stay and Other Poems
In her poetry, Julie Priebbenow writes about the complexities of life and death and her ultimate choice of faith over suffering.
Dreams, Death, and Legacy: A Personal Essay
In her personal essay, “Dreams, Death, and Legacy,” writer and activist Gabriella Badmus processes her grief after the passing of her grandparents and looks to her faith and the future as ways to honor them.
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