Faith in Literature and Art l Ruminate Magazine

Issue 13: Confession was just mailed out to you all, our readers. And like every issue, I hope you were delighted when you opened your mailbox and caught a glimpse of the big black "R," the creamy-white paper, and the brilliant art gracing our cover (Aaron Lee Benson's). But I am also a little anxious about how this issue will be recieved--its content full of confessions which are startlingly honest and some of which aren't too pretty. . . .

 But then again--I suppose almost every confession--whether pretty or not--is risky, requiring a vulnerability that that's neither safe nor easy.

April Schmidt's essay "40 Days" takes this kind of risk as she reveals the depths of her struggle with personal insecurities, the flaws of her marriage, and the unanswered questions she has of God. David James Duncan also shares an author's note in this issue, where he "blushingly" confesses to his admiration for Ruminate--taking a kind of reputation risk on what he endearingly calls our "rag-tag faith mag."

Courtney King Kampa's "At noon" (the winning poem of the Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize) also appears in this issue and speaks to a collective confession about the way we often ignore--or even worse, shame--the homeless and the destitute.

I am proud of the risks these contributors have taken. I think they have resulted in great work--poems, essays, and art that is worth reflecting on as we all contemplate our own confessions.

I hope you'll enjoy!
(You can order a copy of issue 13 here!)

Brianna Van Dyke is founder and editor-in-chief of Ruminate. She lives in Fort Collins with her husband, two children, and two dogs--one of which is a Maltese named Gus that she's had since 9th grade. Seriously. You always hear that little dogs can live forever. With each day that passes, Gus is proving this statement true. 

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