CategoryThe River

The River is a representation of the Sandy River itself, which runs alongside the university and what inspired the name of the journal. It is a constantly flowing, ebbing and surging, body of content filled with contemporary work. To submit to The River please visit our Submissions page to the left or e mail TheRiverEditors@gmail.com directly.

Posted December 12, 2024 Poetry

Evening Walks in Boston

When I brought my dog home to Boston, she was only eight weeks old, so small that someone mistook her for a bunny and asked why I had her on … Continue Reading Evening Walks in Boston

Posted December 12, 2024 Poetry

History Poem

Paul Ilechko is a British American poet and occasional songwriter who lives with his partner in Lambertville, NJ. His work has appeared in many journals, including The Bennington Review, The … Continue Reading History Poem

Posted December 12, 2024 Poetry

Local News

And in today’s ridiculous news, a snow tree has sprouted and grown overnight in what used to be the parking lot of the shuttered mini-mall on East Boulevard, enormous, white … Continue Reading Local News

Posted December 12, 2024 Poetry

Two Boxes

Two boxes arrived To be pondered, in discomfort To be acknowledged Two, to be opened Two urns sit side by side They’d sat in that room before On other occasions … Continue Reading Two Boxes

Posted December 12, 2024 The Faerie Garden

Finality

Trigger Warning: death/murder, imprisionment Through the corridors of silent eyes watching for my demise, I could see it. The presence of your touch, flitting about with its ghostly palms, reaching … Continue Reading Finality

Posted December 12, 2024 Poetry

Confession

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned; it has been 33 years since my last confession and I’ve been most prideful but it’s the good kind of pride like befriending … Continue Reading Confession

Posted December 12, 2024 Screenplays

Darkness

By Sarah Daly Sarah Daly is an American writer whose fiction, poetry, and drama have appeared in forty-three literary journals including The Inflectionist Review (nominated for Best Spiritual Literature Awards, Orison Books), Northwest … Continue Reading Darkness

Posted December 12, 2024 Poetry

Junior Rockhound

I used to gather rocks I found by the side of the road and take them home to add to my collection. I liked to keep them inside of empty … Continue Reading Junior Rockhound

Posted December 12, 2024 Poetry

This Thanksgiving Will Be Hard

There’ll be no politics at my table. No blessing that is partisan. No discussion of the election. Instead, let’s focus on the food: the turkey and potatoes, the squash and … Continue Reading This Thanksgiving Will Be Hard

Posted December 12, 2024 Poetry

Standing Still

Posted December 5, 2024 The Faerie Garden

Don’t Let It Win

Can you hear it? The whispers that sink into your skin, words that feel like they’re burning, scathing, reaching inside of yourself to breathe life and then rip it out. … Continue Reading Don’t Let It Win

Posted December 2, 2024 Poetry

Smoking Dope in the Raven’s Cave

The beautiful & damned come into the raven’s hold, not looking for the remains of Poe with relics of supernatural sanctuary. Starlight waits still in spider-webbed cracks for a bygone … Continue Reading Smoking Dope in the Raven’s Cave

Posted December 2, 2024 Poetry

Cleopatra at Mersa Matruh

So many shades of blue existing together in a sea of clear water rippling over a beach of fine white sand. A massive rock rose out of the sea, hollowed … Continue Reading Cleopatra at Mersa Matruh

Posted December 2, 2024 Poetry

Six Months

It’s a long drive in the heat windows down, radio off no distractions but the river and a cigarette every forty miles Six months left to get through and not … Continue Reading Six Months

Posted December 2, 2024 Nonfiction

Colors Run

Macy’s is a multinational corporation with locations on six continents. It boasts endorsements by Santa Claus and Snoopy. It acquired rights to the red star formerly owned by Communism. Macy’s … Continue Reading Colors Run

Posted December 2, 2024 Poetry

War Gods need offerings

Trigger Warning: mentions of war and gore Hatred does not cease by hatred. But only by love; this is the eternal rule. Buddha In this greed For power, for money … Continue Reading War Gods need offerings