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 30, 2020 Poetry

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Angelina Martin is a poet, comedian, and waitress who lives in Austin, Texas. She has been published in such literary journals as Okay Donkey Mag, Crêpe & Penn Quarterly, and Sea Foam Mag as well as in … Continue Reading distracted

Posted December 29, 2020 Fiction

No Luck Needed Because You’re Pure Talent

by: Taylor Napolsky In which the local asexual kings and queens of the neighborhood (because they felt like royalty, and that’s what matters) open something like a Yeezy compound—if that … Continue Reading No Luck Needed Because You’re Pure Talent

Posted December 28, 2020 Poetry

Because the Professor Has Been to Contaminated Areas

by: Dave Malone Dave Malone is a poet from the Missouri Ozarks. His most recent book is You Know the Ones (Golden Antelope Press, 2017). His poems have appeared in San Pedro River … Continue Reading Because the Professor Has Been to Contaminated Areas

Posted December 25, 2020 Fiction

Room for an Hour

by: Bobby Mathews He lay still on the bed while the woman molded herself to him, her head on his shoulder. One of her arms was draped across his chest. … Continue Reading Room for an Hour

Posted December 24, 2020 Poetry

A Quiet Routine

by: David Sapp David Sapp, writer, artist and professor, lives along the southern shore of Lake Erie in North America. A Pushcart nominee, he was awarded an Ohio Arts Council … Continue Reading A Quiet Routine

Posted December 24, 2020 Fiction

Byway

by: Miranda González Albuquerque There’s a casino on tribal land not ten minutes from Dee’s house. Over the years, she’s watched it grow from a white bingo tent to a … Continue Reading Byway

Posted December 21, 2020 Poetry

The Importance of Toilet Paper:

by: Ivan Hobson Ivan Hobson is an MFA graduate from San Francisco State University, who teaches English at Diablo Valley College. Along with teaching, he is also a multigenerational machinist who works … Continue Reading The Importance of Toilet Paper:

Posted December 21, 2020 Poetry

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Posted December 18, 2020 Poetry

Bird Courage

by: Will Reger Out in a Missouri beanfield working alongside the matriarchs of his clan, a 7-year old Will Reger discovered that “itch” rhymed with “bitch,” and mentioned this realization in passing … Continue Reading Bird Courage

Posted December 15, 2020 Poetry

THE END OF THE WORLD LIES INSIDE EARTH AND INSIDE YOU WO/MEN

by: Dante Novario Daniel de Culla is a writer, poet, painter and photographer. He’s member of the Spanish Writers Association, Earthly Writers International Caucus, Poets of the World, (IA) International Authors, Surrealism Art, … Continue Reading THE END OF THE WORLD LIES INSIDE EARTH AND INSIDE YOU WO/MEN