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 18, 2018 Archive

What If

by Faith Diaz every floweryou ever pick,wilts at your touch, every kissyou ever plantseeps venom instead of passion, and every timeyou slowly outline my fingers,they melt away into someone else’s; … Continue Reading What If

Posted December 12, 2018 Archive

Friday Book Review: The Saviors Champion

By Robert Drinkwater The Savior’s Champion by Jenna Moreci is a book that I have been looking forward to reading for a long time. The author of this book, Jenna Moreci … Continue Reading Friday Book Review: The Saviors Champion

Posted December 5, 2018 Archive

Friday Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone

By Robert Drinkwater When I first heard of Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, it was described as ‘the next Harry Potter series’, and I can see why. It … Continue Reading Friday Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone

Posted November 29, 2018 Contests

Podcast Contest Deadline Extended!

The River had extended the podcast contest deadline to Wednesday, December 5! As a reminder, the contest guidelines: Your podcast needs to be: mp3 audio file 15 minutes or less … Continue Reading Podcast Contest Deadline Extended!

Posted November 29, 2018 Archive

Friday Book Review: Vicious

By Robert Drinkwater For as long as I can remember, I have always been a fan of the super hero genre. I’ve seen almost every Marvel movie. When I first heard … Continue Reading Friday Book Review: Vicious

Posted November 27, 2018 Nonfiction

Winter

By Maddie Carey Part I The winter I first dated him, we bonded over weed and Jäger, and I pretended he didn’t have a coke problem. I held him … Continue Reading Winter

Posted November 14, 2018 Archive

Friday Book Review: The Wicked Deep

By Robert Drinkwater Vengeful witches, curses, and dark pasts, this is what one can expect when reading The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw. I first heard about this book when watching the … Continue Reading Friday Book Review: The Wicked Deep

Posted November 13, 2018 Archive

It Was Early Evening

by Richard P. Mayer The wind blew open the door and Ozzie materialized. He slid in sideways, a faded reflection un-detected. A swarm of workaholics were struggling to decompress, swathed … Continue Reading It Was Early Evening

Posted November 8, 2018 Archive

Friday Book Review: The Language of Thorns

For this weeks book review, I read something a little different. This book was a book of short stories called The language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo. The book consists … Continue Reading Friday Book Review: The Language of Thorns

Posted October 31, 2018 Archive

Friday Book Review: Wicked

As a child, The Wizard of Oz was one of my favorite movies. I loved all of the magic and wonder in the world of Oz. When I saw Wicked by Gregory Maguire at … Continue Reading Friday Book Review: Wicked

Posted October 25, 2018 Archive

Friday Book Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets of The Universe

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