A Literary Magazine Sponsored by The University of Maine at Farmington
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.
by William Miller “Job’s Children” Below that blue-black sky, a goat-hair tent collapsed by a sudden desert storm, they died together. A faith test under Satan’s wings, planned to seem … Continue Reading “Job’s Children” and “Gender Unicorn”
by Peggy Hammond “Firsts” I know I rode my tricycle, we named her Ginger, off the front porch. I have the scar. When training wheels were removed, I don’t remember … Continue Reading “Firsts,” “Lasts,” and “Returning in November”
There are a number of things I can thank my ex-boyfriend for—my introduction to Dungeons & Dragons is one of them. Another thing I can thank him for is cultivating … Continue Reading IMR: D&D, aka Death & Destruction
by Dallas Raquel Klein “Gathering” “night swim after matrimony” for Richard Anderson and Christopher Ryan Shaver on their wedding day fireflies birth night light and I invite the river to … Continue Reading “Gathering” and “night swim after matrimony”
by Thanisha Santhosh “The cure for most things” While trying to find a cure for AIDS, scientists in the Mayo clinic created glow-in-the-dark cats -imagine a whole family made bioluminescent- mother … Continue Reading “The cure for most things,” “Pamplemousse,” and “Your Succulents And Other Reasons To Stay”
by S. J. Stephens “Between Dreams and Place” Sun, betrayed by late-winter breeze warms my skin through deck slats. I close my eyes and raise to the heat, in quiet … Continue Reading “Between Dreams and Place ” and “A Constant Punch”
Not everyone looks back on their freshman year roommate with fondness, but I 100% do. She and I were a match made in Heaven—or by whoever in Admissions sorted through … Continue Reading IMR: Painting & Poetry
by Nwuguru Chidiebere Sullivan Nwuguru Chidiebere Sullivan is a keen writer of Izzi, Abakaliki ancestry. He is a medical laboratory science student, a Forward Prize nominee, a Best of the Net nominee, and … Continue Reading “underwater”
by Nattie O’Sheggzy “A NIGHT WITH HENRY JAMES” I know I must have offended some god The colour of which I cannot discern With these sleep-drought eyes Stretched taut with … Continue Reading “A Night With Henry James” and “The Making of an Old Season”
by R. T. Castleberry “TO BEAUTY, UNFAMILIAR” On smoke-drift Sundays, wintry morning winds, the amused allure of dead romance wrings wry couplets, astringent rules of discourse. Both sides rescued from … Continue Reading “To Beauty, Unfamiliar” and “Leaving the War”
by Joel Fishbane Let’s play that old game: I’m going to tell you two truths and a lie. One: a while ago, after months of delaying a wedding we didn’t … Continue Reading Shipwreck
Hello There! As many students at the University of Maine at Farmington, I chose Creative Writing as a major to follow my passions and turn them into a career. But … Continue Reading Rivulet Interviews: Caneel Cheskin!
Dead by Daylight (RATED 18+, CONTENT WARNING) An asymmetrical survival horror game, DbD tosses you onto the stage of a real-time horror movie, either as one of four survivors, or … Continue Reading IMR: A Small Selection of Video Games
by Caneel Cheskin Greetings, and welcome to a new school year! One thing you should know about me even before I start explaining what my blog will be about is … Continue Reading IMR: Introduction
By Lucia Haase Phantoms of fogwalk into morningthroughout the forest,stretching – yawning… secreted faunain shadows, creepby fern and brackenyet asleep. Cool winds howl,a kind of calling-forest wolveshunting…crawling. Watchers watchingin the … Continue Reading Episode
By Rachel Tanner sunday mornings we wake and you stretch limbs over me protectively,kiss my forehead, breathe my own nameback into my mouth. we’ve been doing thisfor months now and it … Continue Reading sundays