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 March 1, 2023 Fiction

Flex

By S. F. Wright Bill had always been big; in high school, he’d played linebacker. But upon finishing college, finding a job, and getting married, he spent most of his … Continue Reading Flex

Posted February 28, 2023 Poetry

“Lunar Eclipse Watching”, “Strolling Downhill with Sisyphus”, and “Devouring Eggs on Half Moon Island, Antarctica”

By Rosemary Dunn Moeller Lunar Eclipse Watching Watching the snow-colored disk by its own light, I smiled back, waiting for the dimming as our earth’s penumbral shadow touched the widest … Continue Reading “Lunar Eclipse Watching”, “Strolling Downhill with Sisyphus”, and “Devouring Eggs on Half Moon Island, Antarctica”

Posted February 28, 2023 Poetry

“Kafka and The Buddha Meet” and “The Sailing”

By Michael Romary Kafka and The Buddha Meet So after Buddha read Kafka’s “The Silence of the Sirens” both sitting across from each other, said nothing for a long, long … Continue Reading “Kafka and The Buddha Meet” and “The Sailing”

Posted February 26, 2023 Poetry

Sunny Side

By Madeline Legere An unexpected entrance now A little sun creeps into my devouring shadow But my heart twists upside-down When a smile turns into a scowl Light a little … Continue Reading Sunny Side

Posted February 26, 2023 Poetry

Lessons Fallen from the Tree of Paradise

By S. T. Brant i. The Price of Wisdom What is the price of wisdom? A question we must always wonder. We could become wise, know the requirements for becoming … Continue Reading Lessons Fallen from the Tree of Paradise

Posted February 24, 2023 Archive

Foolish Teenager – 2/3

By Venus Wright In Autumn of my sixteenth year on earth, I messed up on my lies worse than I ever had. My parents came down on me terribly on … Continue Reading Foolish Teenager – 2/3

Posted February 17, 2023 Archive

Foolish Teenager – 1/3

I would like to preface by saying that I do not condone lying unless absolutely necessary for safety or otherwise. These are just my thoughts as someone who used to … Continue Reading Foolish Teenager – 1/3

Posted February 15, 2023 Archive

A Penny For Your Thoughts

By Joshua Hoffman Two by Two. Four By four. Six by six. The sidewalk was thronging as men and women marched, their movements rehearsed and robotic. John was sandwiched between … Continue Reading A Penny For Your Thoughts

Posted February 7, 2023 Poetry

“A Cloud Mountain”, “Of Such Music”, and “Color and Discolor”

By William Doreski A Cloud Mountain The dusk above Epping bulks with black cloud on blue-black sky. The blur of oncoming headlights ribbons in a tough endless glitter. We’re driving … Continue Reading “A Cloud Mountain”, “Of Such Music”, and “Color and Discolor”

Posted February 6, 2023 Poetry

“for Susan Musgrave”, “Prom Dress”, “mimesis”, “pain threshold”, and “performance art”

By Art Moore for Susan Musgrave free verse for felons, his girlfriend, a handgun poet who answered hotel room doors barely dressed, bare breasted, shoulder holster, checkered walnut handle the … Continue Reading “for Susan Musgrave”, “Prom Dress”, “mimesis”, “pain threshold”, and “performance art”

Posted January 27, 2023 Archive