Fall 2026
There is something about September that feels more like New Year than January 1 does. Perhaps it is the body recalling the return to the school year, year after year. The promise of entirely new experiences was more exciting than any New Year’s resolution could be. But excitement was always mixed with trepidation—the feeling of watching a thunderstorm from your garage or the waves of Lake Michigan crashing on the shore.
It is with this same spirit of new beginnings that we bring you the Fall issue of The Dolomite Review. Packed with poetry and stories, we invite you to read and absorb—to learn something new, to stir your soul, to challenge your intellect. Literature is so much more than communication. It is a classroom, a professor, and a study all its own.
This issue, we hope you’ll take a lesson from our offerings: there is so much here to discover.
As always, we hope you’ll take this issue with you and pass it along. There is no greater compliment to our work than sharing it with others.
We wish you an exciting, fruitful autumn—and, as always, happy reading!
We would like to thank our photo contributors this month: Arvilla Fee, Dena Molen, Jeanne Blum Lesinski, Mel Justice, Melissa Seitz, Michelle Geoga, Kim Sosin, and our editorial team.
Meet Our Team
Executive Editor
Maryann Lawrence
Maryann Lawrence is an award-winning journalist and author of two books, Season of the Great Bird and Uneventful. For the past thirty years, her short stories, poetry and essays have been published in journals and magazines throughout the US. She lives and works in Michigan. Besides writing, Maryann collects antiques to furnish her historic home.
Tech Lead
Sarah Penrose
Sarah Penrose is currently a Web Designer for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Engineering. She was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan—Midwest will always be home! When she's not working, she loves to cook and bake, take nature walks, and of course, read books.
Editor
Katherine Bird
Katherine Bird is a writer and editor from Michigan with over a decade of experience in the industry. In addition to her work at The Dolomite Review, she has worked with Mayapple Press and Sky & Telescope. When she's not refining the written word, you can find her with a cup of Lady Grey writing some cozy or spooky tales of her own.