Meridian, noun. 1.) A great circle on the Earth, passing from north to south, used to designate connection and continuity. 2.) Any of the pathways which energy flows through the human body.
Housed in Northeast Alabama, this independent journal’s mission is to bring together multiple academic fields and non-traditional voices in a place of sustained reflection and debate.
The North Meridian Review is an interdisciplinary journal of scholarship, culture, and the arts. Each issue is comprised of four broad sections. 1.) Peer reviewed scholarship in the fields of history, social sciences, and the humanities. 2.) Prose. 3.) Poetry. 4.) Book reviews.
The North Meridian Review.Current Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1 (2025)
Articles
Front Matter
The North Meridian Review Editorial Staff
Introduction: Return to the Era of a Mad King
Welsey R. Bishop
From the Editor's Desk: SCOTUS is a Danger to American Democracy
Wesley R. Bishop
Contributor Bios
The North Meridian Review Editorial Staff
The North Meridian Review: A Journal of Culture and Scholarship
The North Meridian Review Editorial Staff
Prose
The Last Day of the '90s: An Essay
Daniel Vollaro
Healing in Ashes, November 2023
Kristin Mattson
The Bridge
Renesha Dhanraj
Arthus Standing in 1947: A Self-Interview
Jonathan Griffith
Subverting the Punchline: If your name is J.D. Vance, You Might (Not) Be a Redneck
Willie Carver and Sarah Ratliff
Interview with Charlene Fletcher
Charlene Fletcher and Wesley R. Bishop
NMR Artist in Residence: 2024
Joseph Giri
Three Installations
Shawnda Crowe Storm
Interview with Grey Johnson
Grey Johnson and Wesley R. Bishop
An Instrospective on Art and Identity
Sean Godfrey
Introductory Note
Ricardo Quintana-Vallejo
Roping Water Color in a Country Club Kitchen, A Runaway Slave Runs in Rain, and A Sedated Dog Tips HIs Hat
Martha Coats
Memorial Stadium
Joseph Kenney
That which does not kill him
Marcia Eppich-Harris
"I Beg My Mom Not to Vote for Trump"
Molly McNew
End of the Liberal Ego: Film Criticism
Robin Marie Averbeck
Book Reviews
Review: Crocodile Tears Didin't Cause the Flood
Chris Heisserer
The WIsconsin Idea (Second Edition)
Karlie Johnson
Enough to Lose
Michelle M. Campbell