Coddiwompling
Quarterly
A Journal of Purposeful Wandering
coddiwomple (v.) — To travel purposefully toward an undetermined location
Est. Spring 2026
Cover: The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame, Georges de la Tour
Poor Players
Join the Coddiwompling
Leave word of where you’re headed, and we’ll send a note whenever the road turns up something new.
✦ You’re on the list. Safe travels.
We focus each issue around a central question or theme.
Can you guess what this one was centered around?
Responses welcome — under 300 words — via the contact form.
About the Journal
Come closer, friend! A moment stay, arresting worried pace
And sweetly let us transport thee to deeps of higher space
There let tempestuous time release its greedy gripping hold
Turn, drink instead our harmonies as liquid drops of gold:
With windswept notes our songs concord and swell to curious calm—
Come summer, winter, autumn, spring we sing a burning balm
Composition of the Lyric
Coddiwompling Quarterly is a small literary journal created to explore the musings of the mind and heart in the spirit of true philo-sophia. Each issue gathers essays, interviews, and reflections around a central question or theme, then playfully wanders toward wherever that question honestly leads.
The Name
According to Wiktionary (which we were all told not to use in high school, but which we now use freely because we have the capacity to fact-check), there is no evidence for the word coddiwomple before the late 2010s. Since we also at one point did not exist, we see no reason to discriminate against it.
The Troubadours
Respond
Want to respond?
Deeply disagree with any one of us? Have concerns about our mental health? Thoughtful and substantial responses are welcome.
Please keep responses under 300 words. Publication at the discretion of the troubadours.
Write to Us
Have a thought, a question, or a burning disagreement? We welcome letters of all kinds—thoughtful responses to our work, questions about the journal, notes of general encouragement, and illuminated manuscripts. We read all missives.
✦ Your letter has been received.
We’ll read it by candlelight.