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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 Robert Drinkwater For this week, I will be reviewing Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets of The Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz. Just like More Happy Than Not I found out about this … Continue Reading Friday Book Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets of The Universe
Photography by Grant Guy Grant Guy is a Winnipeg puppeteer, stage designer, playwright, writer and illustrator. He was the artistic director of ADHERE + DENY for sixteen years. Currently he … Continue Reading Sulfur Mattes
By Robert Drinkwater Never choose a book by its cover is a common phrase, admittedly, I did exactly that when I picked out Caraval by Stephanie Garber. I thought that the cover … Continue Reading Friday Book Review: Caraval
If you haven’t heard, we’re hosting a podcast contest! So in thinking about the contest, you may be wondering: “How do I even make a podcast?” Well, good news! We’ve … Continue Reading Podcasting Resources
Come join us at The Landing at 7:30 pm on October 18th for The Sandy River Review’s Worst Writing contest! For this contest you will be given a prompt and you … Continue Reading Worst Writing Contest
By Robert Drinkwater One of us is Lying by Karen M. McManus is a murder mystery novel about four high school students all suspected for the murder of one of their … Continue Reading Friday Book Review: One of Us is Lying
Hello all, The River is having a podcast contest and we want you to submit! For this contest the podcast has to fifteen minutes or less and you have to … Continue Reading The Sandy River Review Podcast Contest
by Alahnna Balmeo Alahnna Balmeo was born in California, where she learned how to curse, but not swim. She was previously mentioned in the San Diego CityBeats as a … Continue Reading hometown
By Robert Drinkwater For my third book review, I chose to read More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera. Initially when I picked up this book, I had no idea what to … Continue Reading Friday Book Review: More Happy Than Not
By Kaja Weeks Cold Spin My sister is fifteen, I am eight. We’re on the ice wearing white leather skates. She—lanky, scowling, a brown ponytail swaying as she … Continue Reading Cold Spin
By Kaja Weeks I was the last of four children, the one born as my refugee parents settled in America after years on the run in Europe, in forced labor … Continue Reading First Home
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
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
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
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
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