HopeWords Literary Journal

The HopeWords Literary Journal exists for writers, artists, and readers who long for hope and heaven and who look for timeless stories from diverse voices that all point back to the good, true, and beautiful. The HopeWords Literary Journal is not clickbait, it's not artificial, it's not breaking news. It's a community of writers, painters, preachers, thinkers, musicians, photographers, cartoonists, and storytellers who invite colorful conversations that are rooted in humble hospitality. So, pull up a chair, pour yourself some coffee, and meet us here for conversations on purpose, place, theology, hope, friends, literature, music, and stories of all sorts with your fellow lovers of words and God. 

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Bluefield Light of the World

I have never heard Bluefield referred to as the Light of the World but I cannot imagine a city that has a greater claim to this name. Over the last century, Bluefield and the surrounding areas have mined some of the best burning coal in existence and shipped it nationally and internationally. We were the…

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Crashing into Reality: Machines and Mementos
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Crashing into Reality: Machines and Mementos

“Can I take a few pieces?” 

I looked down at the shards of prismatic textured plastic in her hands, sparkling in the late-April sun. The deer had done a number on the front of our little blue hatchback, and we were about to leave it behind for the tow truck to take to a scrapyard…

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