The Temporal Lobe Literary Journal
is a quarterly journal that celebrates the richness of the creative nonfiction genre. Send us your poetry, familiar essays, memoirs, interviews, hybrid, and everything in between on the creative nonfiction spectrum. We are particularly excited by writing that explores the complexities of being human with sincerity, vividity, and unabashed candor.
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2025
WINTER VOLUME
Joseph Jablonski
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Lawrence Winkler
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Steven Mead
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Ariel Cheng
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Daniel Romo
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Tal Berreby
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Vincent Wiemelt
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Joseph Jablonski ✶ Lawrence Winkler ✶ Steven Mead ✶ Ariel Cheng ✶ Daniel Romo ✶ Tal Berreby ✶ Vincent Wiemelt ✶
temporal lobe | noun
a large lobe of each cerebral hemisphere situated in front
of the occipital lobe. it stores and retrieves memories, understands language, and processes emotions and auditory input.