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 Daniel Luévano DAY ZERO OF ONE A cloud foams & stalls on its way to Kansas. In the days of meaning we saw Well past our skulls— Last light … Continue Reading “DAY ZERO OF ONE”, “THE GHOST AT THE SÉANCE”, and “YOU ARE THE CONSTELLATION”
By CS Crowe Signed by— The bookseller found the box abandoned on the steps. Someone, a sister, an aunt, or a cousin, They gathered up everything in his desk drawers. … Continue Reading “Signed by—”, “Ekphrastic on a Bus Stop Bench”, and “Love Poem To Styrofoam”
By Corbett Buchly modifications 1 what is it to divert a river’s course to detour from centuried habit to unbalance the world through which it weaves, are you diminished on … Continue Reading “modifications” and “ice whale”
By Huina Zheng While cycling through Dafu Mountain Park, a girl sped past me. Her ponytail bounced with each pedal stroke, reminding me of my elder sister when we were … Continue Reading Echoes on the Trail
By Huina Zheng In front of the bookshelf, my mother pulled out a heavy copy of the Xinhua Dictionary, its pages worn. From its depths, she withdrew a photograph and … Continue Reading Fading Beauty
By Emelia Cyr a deer mistakes the heat of headlights for the heat of the sun i’m a deer in headlights running from the humming of a car coming around … Continue Reading “a deer mistakes the heat of headlights for the heat of the sun” and “feel me now”
By Michael Szela I take the dog out morning and night when it is still dark. The dog sleeps in her kennel, stretches when she gets out, glances at the … Continue Reading Winter
By Ali Ashhar Nascent life takes its own course,a young mind anticipates surreptitioussyllabus;afore the subsequent academic sessioncuriosity add new plots tothe novel chaptershe turns over the first page of chapteras … Continue Reading “New Session”
By Sofia Barreto Six Steps to Sex One, meet her on accident,Between passing period and lunchMake sure she likes you too,So you ask her out for crepesAt three in the … Continue Reading “Six Steps to Sex” and “Scrunchie”
By Visio Roughton For thousands of years, humans have been writing things down on everything from clay tablets to books. Of these many written works, one of the most intriguing … Continue Reading Elaborate Fake or Unsolved Mystery – Exploring the Voynich Manuscript
By Visio Roughton Molasses has a long, rich history in American society. A byproduct contrived from sugarcane refining, it was a common ingredient in many households. It was a cheaper … Continue Reading When Boston Harbor was Stained Brown – The 1919 Boston Molasses Flood
Anabelle Taff RUNNER UP OF THE RIVER’S SPRING 2025 FLASH FICTION CONTEST “It has no value, sweetheart. Find something pretty,” Mom insists.Under the waves, it is shining up at me, … Continue Reading Sea Glass
Kylee Walton RUNNER UP OF THE RIVER’S SPRING 2025 FLASH FICTION CONTEST By Author From what I have gathered, Wednesdays do not produce good art. More often than not on … Continue Reading Wednesday Cat Hunt
By Zac Holt WINNER OF THE RIVER’S SPRING 2025 FLASH FICTION CONTEST As I walked through the wide open desert, the blue skies grew dark with black clouds. There wasno … Continue Reading Of the Desert and my Soul
By Visio Roughton Corporations will often skirt around rules in the name of turning a profit. Oftentimes, the dangerous conditions that come from this will go unchecked until tragedy strikes. … Continue Reading The Sampoong Mall Collapse – How Greed Led to South Korea’s Largest Peacetime Disaster
By Visio Roughton There are very few places on our planet today that have been untouched by the general human population, and this reality has been true for many years. … Continue Reading What an Island Can Teach About Life – The Fascinating Case of Surtsey Island