Dear Readers,

The poetry and prose chosen for publication in the second issue of The Medulla Review represents a collective act of will with an underlying resistance to conventional perceptions of reality, an underlying spirituality that illuminates the simple, and an underlying voice that challenges the notions of realism and redefines the walls of literature.

These writers remind us how thought and emotion can transform one’s very environment, how quality writing need not exclude erotica, poverty, reconstructive history, humor—and how mainstream concepts need not exclude literary voice.

From white walls, milk, and ghee to dental floss, Blu-Rays, and the layered symbolism of snakes, these voices play with the reflexive context of past and present, while embodying an acute awareness of subjective and connected worlds.

These voices sing with experience.

Namaste,

Jennifer Hollie Bowles

Editor-In-Chief

Special thanks to Dylan Murphy for the beautiful cover art.  Check out more of his work at: http://dylanmurphy.net/index.php