Meet the Author
Jade Miller is a 2011 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. Shortly after graduating from VCU, she served as an assistant editor at Quail Bell Magazine. Now she studies education at the University of Richmond, aspiring to one day teach English to gifted high school students.
Christine Stoddard is a 2012 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. She founded Quail Bell Magazine in 2010. Now she runs Quail Bell Press & Productions, LLC, and writes full-time. Christine lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her sister.
Details
Format: Paperback
Pages: 138
ISBN: 978-1-9399300-9-5
Release date: October 15, 2013
Endorsements
“Richmond has a rising star for arts, literature, and culture coverage: Quail Bell Magazine. The mag is online but also features an in-the-flesh print version called Quail Bell Express. Their line-up of editors, writers, art directors and social media gurus all fall within college age range, which is a boon to their publication. The vibe is serious yet youthful, with a sense of commitment that hopefully translates to longevity.”
~ Richmond Arts Review of Richmond, Virginia
“The third issue of Quail Bell, from Richmond, Virginia, also contains numerous short essays, here focusing on Baltimore and Washington, DC. One particularly memorable work looks at the DC neighborhood of Anacostia, gentrification, and the current state of DC’s Old Town; another goes inside offbeat spaces in Baltimore. There’s some humor as well — for whatever reason, Victorian street urchin humor is a sort of comedic gift that keeps on giving. And there’s a good-sized visual arts component here, too, from a collection of drawings to some beautiful photos of a small town near Guadalajara, to an interview with photographer Alexander C. Kafka. In the end, Quail Bell felt like the record of a tightly-knit community; time will tell what else emerges.”
~Tobias Carroll, Vol. 1 Brooklyn
“[The second issue of] Quail Bell is a lovely, perfect-bound publication helmed by Christine Stoddard that features a mixture of fiction, essay and memoir writing, side by side with grayscale art. Deceptively beautiful in its presentation, there’s a dark subversiveness that runs through the content with discussions on Countess Bathory, Greek sex practices and haunted cities. It’s a capital-R Romantic vision brought to print, and one that’s well worth seeking out.”
~Tenebrous Kate, Love Train for the Tenebrous Empire
