Horror Flash Fiction Contest Winners!
Those of us at The River would like to thank all of you who sent in your work for our fall contest. We enjoyed reading this round of competition immensely … Continue Reading Horror Flash Fiction Contest Winners!
Journaling During a Pandemic: Then and Now
While the coronavirus pandemic may seem unprecedented to those of us in the midst of it, it’s not the first time a virus has consumed the nation and caused widespread … Continue Reading Journaling During a Pandemic: Then and Now
Understanding Eric Draven
By Emalyn Remington I wasn’t really into comic books as a kid. While I loved graphic novels and appreciated the work that goes into creating comics, I always felt alienated … Continue Reading Understanding Eric Draven
The Pandemic Letters: An Introduction
Blogging: a radical act of self-actualization, or a masturbatory exploration of one’s own mind? To be honest, I’m not entirely sure myself. In my position as co-editor of The River … Continue Reading The Pandemic Letters: An Introduction
My Week With the King
I moved back to Vermont this past weekend to resume this semester of Zoom University, and on my drive back I was captivated by the autumnal beauty of New England. … Continue Reading My Week With the King
Good Grief: Getting to Know My Father Through Art
By Emalyn Remington My father died on March 29, 2020 at 9:36 pm alone in a hospital bed in Florida. Because of the pandemic, we were unable to travel and … Continue Reading Good Grief: Getting to Know My Father Through Art
Art in Isolation
by Lowell Warren Ever since the start of quarantine, I’ve seen numerous posts on social media about how Shakespeare wrote his famous play King Lear under quarantine during the bubonic … Continue Reading Art in Isolation
From That Way The Trains Came
by Daniel Patrick Daniel Lance Patrick is a poet, songwriter and musician. His poems, music and lyrics have appeared in print, record albums, CD’s, and television. He won an Emmy … Continue Reading From That Way The Trains Came
Apparent Pause
by John Zedolik For the past four years, John Zedolik has been an adjunct English instructor at a number of universities in and around Pittsburgh. He has published poems in … Continue Reading Apparent Pause
Somewhere Down East
by Andrew Miller In the summer of 1957, when I was ten years old, my father rented a cabin near Milbridge, in Down East Maine. It was near the end … Continue Reading Somewhere Down East
One Septillion Stars
by Michael Estabrook Michael Estabrook has been publishing his poetry in the small press since the 1980s. Hopefully with each passing decade his poems have become more clear and concise, … Continue Reading One Septillion Stars
I didn’t realize you would be the one to take my life
by Cori Schneider, Nostalgia Contest 1st place winner Cori Schneider was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She is currently attending the University of Maine Farmington and majoring in creative … Continue Reading I didn’t realize you would be the one to take my life
Dear France
by Ciera Miller, Nostalgia Contest 2nd place winner Dear France, I have been feeling nostalgia lately. Nostalgia for your nine meter room, down the hall your kitchen that’s only open … Continue Reading Dear France
Ode to the Accordion
by Mark Bennion, Nostalgia Contest 3rd place winner For the past two decades Mark and his family have made their home in the Upper Snake River Valley about 60 miles … Continue Reading Ode to the Accordion
Nostalgia Contest Winners!
After great deliberation, we have finally selected the winners for the Nostalgia Contest! Thank you to all who participated. We received so many wonderful submissions and had a blast reading … Continue Reading Nostalgia Contest Winners!
The Apple
by Lowell Warren This semester I’m taking an art class called Contemporary Theory & Practice, which looks at social and cultural theory through the lens of producers and consumers in … Continue Reading The Apple