Magazine

Recent Issues

On Perception

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March 2023 / April 2023

On Conflict

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January 2023 / February 2023

On Science

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November 2022 / December 2022

Archive Issues

On Neighbors

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September 2019 / October 2019

On Control

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July 2019 / August 2019

On Puzzles

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May 2019 / June 2019

On Water

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March 2019 / April 2019

On Weapons

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January 2019 / February 2019

On Mixture

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November 2018 / December 2018

Pages

Deep Archive

Before Pacific Yearly Meeting existed, before North Pacific and Intermountain Yearly Meetings, even before the Pacific Coast Association of Friends . . . Friends in the West connected with each other through Friends Bulletin, which was founded in 1929 and transformed into Western Friend in 2008. Find a simplified chronology of past editors here, and a more detailed chronology here. Please let us know if you can help us fill in any of the “gaps” in our collection.

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Future Issues of the Magazine

Let us know if you would like to contribute writing, art, or photography to one of the upcoming issues of Western Friend, which will be organized around the following themes:

  • May / June 2023 – On Loss  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 4/1/2023*)
  • July / Aug 2023 – On Dignity  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 6/1/2023*)
  • Sept / Oct 2023 – On Healers  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 8/1/2023*)
  • Nov / Dec 2023 – On Seeds  (Manuscript deadline for print publication: 10/1/2023*)
  • We accept manuscripts for online publication at any time.

We publish articles on topics of interest to both Quaker newcomers and "seasoned Friends." Submitted manuscripts for print publication should be somewhat longer than 600, 1300, or 2100 words.

* It is possible that enough submissions will be submitted and accepted to fill the print edition of this issue before this deadline arrives.

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