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41.3 (Fall 2018): “Practical Living”

Featuring the work of David Bergman, Jason Brown, Stephanie Carpenter, Dawn Davies, Ryan Dull, Gulchin A. Ergun, Gail Griffin, John James, and Kyle Minor. Featuring “Extremes: the Power of Scale… read more

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Featured Prose

Jan 18 2019

“Owl” by Tyler Keevil

Tyler Keevil’s moving and beautiful essay “Owl” is about the vulnerability of all creatures in the face of both natural and human-caused calamities. It first appeared in Volume 40, number… read more

Poem of the Week

Jan 14 2019

David Bergman “The Man Who Felt No Pain”

This week we present “The Man Who Felt No Pain” a poem by David Bergman. Bergman’s poems appear in our Fall Issue (41.3) “Practical Living.” David Bergman is the… read more

From Our Soundbooth

Nov 26 2018

Citizen Jane Film Festival: An Interview with Laura Plancarte

“One day we are all capable of doing nice things, and the next day we can be horrible. And we are both.” On this episode of The Missouri Review’s Soundbooth… read more

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