Café Le Procope
By Ciera Miller 1686. The Seine River washes up on the banks, flicking every which way. Its spray just misses the passersby and wets the gravel at their feet. On the … Continue Reading Café Le Procope
86’d
By Omar Alexandre i don’t write anymore instead i use emojis and post cat filtered selfies with approvingly categorized stylish corpses who dream of finding love behind black mirrors to … Continue Reading 86’d
Creepin’ It Real: Oni
Every culture has its demon folklore. One that I find rather interesting to think about is the Japanese Oni. The Oni are an icon of Japanese folklore. The root of … Continue Reading Creepin’ It Real: Oni
A Mad Tea Party
By Ciera Miller You’re lost in the Tulgey Wood, a feline keeps taunting you with its gleaming grin, and you just can’t find the white rabbit with the pocket watch … Continue Reading A Mad Tea Party
Mockery on the Open Road
by Kyle Heger
Kandahar
by Alex Miller
Mount Everest Longs For the Moon
By Jonathan Travelstead for Tamara I know your face’s stone ash when it circles close. Your furthest ellipse has so long tugged my peak with gravity’s black hand … Continue Reading Mount Everest Longs For the Moon
Creepin’ It Real: The Wendigo
Associated with the North, winter, cold, famine, and starvation, the Wendigo has allegedly haunted the woods of the Great Lakes region, and along the Atlantic coast. Something that once was … Continue Reading Creepin’ It Real: The Wendigo
Kaffeekantate—Coffee Cantata
By Ciera Miller Coffee has always been very high ranking in my own mind, but I always thought it was a matter of my own opinion to drink the sweet, … Continue Reading Kaffeekantate—Coffee Cantata
Trunk Touching
By Carol Hamilton It was too much after all that longing, finally a trip to the real circus. The years of dashing down our street to watch animal cages and … Continue Reading Trunk Touching
Creepin’ It Real: A Brief History of European Gothic Literature
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” -Macbeth, Act 4, Scene 1 Where does the horror genre come from? Why, when we hear the word “horror,” do we think of vampires and werewolves? Why do … Continue Reading Creepin’ It Real: A Brief History of European Gothic Literature
The Cafe Scene
The year is 2737 BC. The former Chinese emperor Shen Nung wanders the southern countryside in search of herbs and berries to mix into his water. His stomach aches with … Continue Reading The Cafe Scene
Hello from your Spring 2019 River Editors!
The winter ice is melting into the River and revealing the reflections of two new editors! We are Ciera Miller, a double major in Creative Writing and International and Global … Continue Reading Hello from your Spring 2019 River Editors!
Restless in the Moonlight
By Abbey Schlanz Abbey Schlanz is an Ohio native currently living in Madison, Wisconsin. She dabbles in various forms of writing and art and has previously had work published in Ohio’s … Continue Reading Restless in the Moonlight
M’s Awakening
By J L Higgs The screen door slammed, shaking the whole house. Dad was breathing fire. He’d been out front planting rose bushes. Now dirt was strewn on Mom’s freshly … Continue Reading M’s Awakening
A Friday Farewell
By Robert Drinkwater As the semester comes to a close, it is time to finish finals, pack up, and head home for winter break. My time as an editor for … Continue Reading A Friday Farewell