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 3 months ago Photography

Photography

By Fabrice Poussin Almost Safe Duet Her Temple Loner Moving On Paradise It Said Fabrice Poussin teaches French and English at Shorter University. Author of novels … Continue Reading Photography

Posted 3 months ago Editors in Farmington

Friday Book Review:Looking For Alaska

by Robert Drinkwater From The Fault in our Stars to Turtles All the Way Down John Green has been a personal favorite writer of mine. Each of his novels are character driven and I’ve … Continue Reading Friday Book Review:Looking For Alaska

Posted 3 months ago Nonfiction

Red-Lipped Eyes

By Meagan Jones Tigger took her last breath Fall 2005 I sway on a kitchen stool, waiting for Mom to come inside. She comes in, eyes red-lipped, and she tells … Continue Reading Red-Lipped Eyes

Posted 3 months ago Busy Mind Bindery

Penny for Your Thoughts

Busy Mind Bindery is a blog dedicated to providing instructional tutorials on book-binding while inviting readers to think about themselves and the world around them. Ideally, I would like … Continue Reading Penny for Your Thoughts

Posted 3 months ago Editors in Farmington

Friday Book Review: An Ember in the Ashes

By Robert Drinkwater Friday Book Reviews is a blog dedicated to reviewing books that I have read. Welcome to Friday Book Reviews! Every week on Friday I will review at … Continue Reading Friday Book Review: An Ember in the Ashes

Posted 3 months ago Photography

Rockwall Springs

by Jenn Powers About Contributor: Jenn Powers is a writer and visual artist from New England. Her most recent work is published or forthcoming in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Jabberwock Review, … Continue Reading Rockwall Springs

Posted 3 months ago Busy Mind Bindery

Begin with the Basics: The Three-Hole Pamphlet

By Syl Schulze Busy Mind Bindery is a blog dedicated to providing instructional tutorials on book-binding while inviting readers to think about themselves and the world around them. … Continue Reading Begin with the Basics: The Three-Hole Pamphlet

Posted 3 months ago The River

Greetings from your Fall 2018 River Editors

As the wind begins to chill and the leaves change their colors, so must The River change its editors! Robert Drinkwater and Syl Schulze are Creative Writing majors at the … Continue Reading Greetings from your Fall 2018 River Editors

Posted September 1, 2018 Archive

Summer Movie Review: The End

With this being the finale of my blog, I wanted to take the time to say how much I enjoyed my work this summer. I wrote this blog in order … Continue Reading Summer Movie Review: The End

Posted August 29, 2018 Archive

That’s All Folks

by Hannah Binder Point Blank Perspective is a blog addressing common places, events, and experiences that we encounter in life. These are described in a column-style with a blunt and … Continue Reading That’s All Folks

Posted August 29, 2018 Contests

XYZ

Some day. It’s what we all want really, to believe that that kind of love is more than a campfire story. Sometimes, we want to believe in ghosts.

Posted August 28, 2018 Poetry

Stage Directions

by S.B. Merrow A Camp Skit in Five Parts Wherein A White Woman Plays Dead To See Where It Gets Her (Breathe) Part I. Wherein The Lion … Continue Reading Stage Directions

Posted August 27, 2018 Archive

Summer Movie Review: Eighth Grade

Eighth Grade is a coming of age story, about awkward middle-school student Kayla, who makes a last ditch effort to fit in before moving on to high-school. Actress Elsie Fisher … Continue Reading Summer Movie Review: Eighth Grade

Posted August 19, 2018 Archive

Summer Movie Review: BlacKkKlansmen

BlacKkKlansmen is the incredible (and mostly true) story of a black police officer (Ron Stallworth) in the 1960s who manages to infiltrate the KKK. It was a funny, surprising, … Continue Reading Summer Movie Review: BlacKkKlansmen

Posted August 18, 2018 Poetry

Inspiration

by DS Maolalai perhaps it would have been better if the time I spent living with you had been spent living with you, rather than lying awake while you snored and … Continue Reading Inspiration

Posted August 15, 2018 Archive