Freshman year in the prayer room of a Franciscan monastery on a retreat led by the campus Chaplain who doesn’t care that you’re agnostic or gay: A guided meditation by Neal Allen Shipley

 for Pastor Richard Prigge

Neal Allen Shipley (he/him) is a behavior analyst living in Colorado with a modest collection of pets and an unhinged collection of plants. His other work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and can be found in Impostor, Creation Magazine, The Talon Review, and SCAB Magazine, among others. Despite the horrors, he loves a fancy hot dog. You can find him on Instagram @nealio9

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Founded in 2013, we are a literary journal dedicated to publishing outsider literature. We publish art, prose, reviews, and interviews from marginalized creators.