Meet the Fall 2019 River Editors!
As the greenery of summer begins to shift into the fiery colors of autumn, two new editors make their way into the River. We are Rowan Bagley, a Creative Writing … Continue Reading Meet the Fall 2019 River Editors!
The River Stalled for Summer
The end of the semester is upon us and that means that it’s time for a change for the summer. The River is going to be stalled for the summer … Continue Reading The River Stalled for Summer
Aurelia of the Crows
This piece is the winner of the The River’s 2018 Dramatic Works Contest! AURELIA OF THE CROWS by Carter Aimone The setting is 1900 New York and centers on the … Continue Reading Aurelia of the Crows
Prompts for Every Genre!
by Willy Doehring, River co-editor The “Writer’s Workshop” blog posts are meant to be a collage of writer’s tips, tricks, and strategies, including the first steps to publishing, writing prompts, strategies for … Continue Reading Prompts for Every Genre!
The Door
This piece is a runner up in The River’s 2018 Dramatic Works Contest. THE DOOR by Hannah Calkin Characters: ALLISON MILLS: Late 20s. Plain, eccentric, anxious. JASON FISHER: Mid … Continue Reading The Door
The Revision Process and Knowing When Your Work is Done
by Willy Doehring, River co-editor The “Writer’s Workshop” blog posts are meant to be a collage of writer’s tips, tricks, and strategies, including the first steps to publishing, writing prompts, strategies for … Continue Reading The Revision Process and Knowing When Your Work is Done
Radical Kinship
by Amy Baskin —dedicated to the staff of Homeboy Industries and Fr. Greg Boyle Tell me again all about my roots. Swab my cheeks. Can you see my … Continue Reading Radical Kinship
Breaking Boundaries: The Relationship between Writer and Genre
by Willy Doehring, River co-editor The “Writer’s Workshop” blog posts are meant to be a collage of writer’s tips, tricks, and strategies, including the first steps to publishing, writing prompts, strategies for … Continue Reading Breaking Boundaries: The Relationship between Writer and Genre
Adoration
by Gale Acuff When Miss Hooker calls on me to tell her and my classmates here in Sunday School just who killed the giant Goliath with his sling I answer Jesus and everyone laughs. No, … Continue Reading Adoration
Reading Across Genre
by Willy Doehring, River co-editor The “Writer’s Workshop” blog posts are meant to be a collage of writer’s tips, tricks, and strategies, including the first steps to publishing, writing prompts, strategies for … Continue Reading Reading Across Genre
The Green Line perseveres
by Amy Baskin —for Ricky Best, Taliesin Namkai-Meche, Micah Fletcher and the young women they defended on on the train in Portland, Oregon on May 26th, 2017 notice how platforms … Continue Reading The Green Line perseveres
What Writers can learn from Role-Playing Games
by Willy Doehring, River co-editor The “Writer’s Workshop” blog posts are meant to be a collage of writer’s tips, tricks, and strategies, including the first steps to publishing, writing prompts, strategies for … Continue Reading What Writers can learn from Role-Playing Games
The Scream
by Caitlin Waltz “The color shrieked.” -Edvard Munch I walk along a bridge with no beginning and no end, the sunset reflected in the faded streaks of color in the … Continue Reading The Scream
The Cat and the Ox: Finding Your Process and Staying Engaged
by Willy Doehring, River co-editor The “Writer’s Workshop” blog posts are meant to be a collage of writer’s tips, tricks, and strategies, including the first steps to publishing, writing prompts, strategies for … Continue Reading The Cat and the Ox: Finding Your Process and Staying Engaged
Place: Writing What You Know
by Willy Doehring, River co-editor The “Writer’s Workshop” blog posts are meant to be a collage of writer’s tips, tricks, and strategies, including the first steps to publishing, writing prompts, strategies for … Continue Reading Place: Writing What You Know
Dark Night, Bright Sky
by Tamar Anolic It was winter when Father Cillian O’Leary realized he had lost his faith. He spent the morning in penance, trying to get his whip across … Continue Reading Dark Night, Bright Sky
3 Reasons to Submit Your Work
by Willy Doehring, River co-editor The “Writer’s Workshop” blog posts are meant to be a collage of writer’s tips, tricks, and strategies, including the first steps to publishing, writing prompts, strategies … Continue Reading 3 Reasons to Submit Your Work
Rimbaud’s Last Stand
by Rick Viar Porters unlash you after the desert, your breathing a brittle, sweat-faded book you decide you’ll keep. It is time to be forgiven for lies, absinthe, … Continue Reading Rimbaud’s Last Stand
What Does your Character Want?
by Willy Doehring, River co-editor The “Writer’s Workshop” blog posts are meant to be a collage of writer’s tips, tricks, and strategies, including the first steps to publishing, writing prompts, strategies … Continue Reading What Does your Character Want?
A User’s Guide to Escaping the Chimney
by Jonathan Sload Admit that you’re stuck in the chimney. Stop using the phrases “sliding down” and “squeezing through.” You stopped doing those ten minutes ago. Stop … Continue Reading A User’s Guide to Escaping the Chimney
The New Editors of Spring 2018
A new season is here, and with it comes a new wave of submissions along with the introduction of the Spring 2018 editors. We’re both looking forward to publishing new … Continue Reading The New Editors of Spring 2018
Daffodils for Armand
by C. Christine Fair, PhD C. Christine Fair is a Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor within Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Her most recent book is In Their Words: Understanding the … Continue Reading Daffodils for Armand
A March Night in 1989
by C. Christine Fair, PhD C. Christine Fair is a Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor within Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Her most recent book is In Their Words: Understanding the … Continue Reading A March Night in 1989
To the young couple I embarrassed on the train while riding home from the airport after a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park
by Carolyn Martin Carolyn Martin’s poems and book reviews have appeared in publications throughout North America, Australia, and the UK, and her fourth collection, A Penchant for Masquerades, was released in … Continue Reading To the young couple I embarrassed on the train while riding home from the airport after a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park
Stay Rebellious
Hey, everyone, it’s your favorite punk editor, Rowan. I’ve been writing about punk music for the entirety of the semester, but my time here has wound down. I chose to … Continue Reading Stay Rebellious
Domestic Violence: Everyday Terrorism
by Deborah Thomson Deborah Thomson has written a book detailing lived experience with domestic violence by her then husband, spanning 17 years. This book is now used across Australia as … Continue Reading Domestic Violence: Everyday Terrorism
I Always Wanted A Junkyard
by Guinotte Wise 5-time Pushcart nominee and author of five books, Guinotte Wise’s fiction collection Night Train Cold Beer won the H. Palmer Hall Award and his poetry and fiction have appeared … Continue Reading I Always Wanted A Junkyard
What Would You Say
by Devon Hall Devon Hall is in her final year at the University of Maine at Farmington majoring in Elementary Education with a concentration in math. In her free time, … Continue Reading What Would You Say
set the table
by Taylor Rossics Taylor Rossics is a writer from Southern Maine who likes tea and snakes.
On Writing Rights
by Olivia Turner Olivia Turner is an Art Education student at the University of Maine, set to graduate in the Spring of 2020. Her art is primarily about self exploration. … Continue Reading On Writing Rights
Butcher Bird
by Kelli Simpson Kelli Simpson is a mother and poet living in Norman, Oklahoma. Her publication credits include Lamplit Underground, Rabid Oak, The Avenue, and Ghost City Review.
Like You Do
by Kelli Simpson Kelli Simpson is a mother and poet living in Norman, Oklahoma. Her publication credits include Lamplit Underground, Rabid Oak, The Avenue, and Ghost City Review.
Going Home
by Kelli Simpson Kelli Simpson is a mother and poet living in Norman, Oklahoma. Her publication credits include Lamplit Underground, Rabid Oak, The Avenue, and Ghost City Review.
Body
by Karly Jacklin Karly Jacklin is a Creative Writing major at the University of Maine at Farmington. In 2018, she was fired from CVS Health for being too aloof.
Anarcho-punk
by Rowan Bagley An integral part of the punk movement is the focus on direct forms of activism, which can vary from graffiti to rioting depending on the intended message. … Continue Reading Anarcho-punk
Hospital
by Jocelyn Royalty Jocelyn Royalty is a freshman at the University of Maine at Farmington where she studies creative writing. She is from New Haven, Connecticut, where she previously attended … Continue Reading Hospital
Passover Morning
by Bibiana Ossai Bibiana Ossai was born and raised in Nigeria. She is a graduate of Mass Communication and currently a student of the MFA Creative Writing program at Long … Continue Reading Passover Morning