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
To Be A Pilgrim
Who Would True Valor See – Maddy Prior This song has been playing on loop while I’ve been writing my latest story: a tale of pursuit and faith set in … Continue Reading To Be A Pilgrim
This Week In Wrestling: Alliances Forged, Brutality Displayed, And AEW’s Full Gear PPV
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW The show began this week with the teams that will be fighting against each other in WarGames come Survivor Series having a face-off … Continue Reading This Week In Wrestling: Alliances Forged, Brutality Displayed, And AEW’s Full Gear PPV
A Land That’s Fair and Bright
Big Rock Candy Mountain – Harry McClintock Since I was a little crawling child, I knew this song. I thought it was one of those tunes that all children hear; … Continue Reading A Land That’s Fair and Bright
This Week In Wrestling: Fraying Threads, Rising Tensions, And The Bad Side Of Friendship
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW Seth Rollins opened the show this week, recapping his match against Drew from Crown Jewel, and Sami Zayn deflecting Damien Priest’s attempt to … Continue Reading This Week In Wrestling: Fraying Threads, Rising Tensions, And The Bad Side Of Friendship
Poor Old Marat
Marat/Sade – Judy Collins The 70s were, if nothing else, a time of changing ideas. A lot of kids still wanted a revolution, and with the way Washington was being … Continue Reading Poor Old Marat
This Week In Wrestling: Disappointment, Teammates, And WWE’s Crown Jewel PPV
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW Rhea Ripley, JD McDonagh, and Dominik Mysterio made their way out to start the show with an in-ring promo. Sami Zayn took no … Continue Reading This Week In Wrestling: Disappointment, Teammates, And WWE’s Crown Jewel PPV
Around the Blooming Heather
Wild Mountain Thyme – Liam Clancy Picture, if you will, the mountains. Picture them tall and snow-capped, with grass adorning the crags and spurs of stone, and perhaps a stream … Continue Reading Around the Blooming Heather
It’s Time For A Contest!
The River’s bi-annual contest is back! This time as the Word Challenge contest! This semester, we’re asking you to produce a piece of writing that includes three specific words: Empathic, … Continue Reading It’s Time For A Contest!
This Week In Wrestling: Plotting, Brawling, And The Ever Expanding MJF-verse
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW The Judgment Day’s Finn Bálor and Damien Priest opened the show this week and were quickly interrupted by Cody Rhodes this time, telling … Continue Reading This Week In Wrestling: Plotting, Brawling, And The Ever Expanding MJF-verse
Tin Soldiers and Nixon’s Coming
Ohio – Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young On May 4th, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired live ammunition into fleeing student protestors and killed four people. All students. Two of … Continue Reading Tin Soldiers and Nixon’s Coming
This Week In Wrestling: Brutality, Beginnings, And AEW’s Battle of the Belts VIII
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW The show opened this week with Sami Zayn experiencing mixed emotions about his tag team partner and best friend Kevin Owens being traded … Continue Reading This Week In Wrestling: Brutality, Beginnings, And AEW’s Battle of the Belts VIII
Every Man a King
I apologize for the lateness of this post. My day-to-day work has been hellacious. Kingfish – Randy Newman There once were a hundred thousand Frenchmen in New Orleans. Back when … Continue Reading Every Man a King
This Week In Wrestling: New Challengers To Face And The Constant Struggle Of Maintaining Friendships
By Gwen Lombard WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW Seth Rollins opened this week’s show by assuring that, despite his bad back getting even worse during the Last Man Standing match he … Continue Reading This Week In Wrestling: New Challengers To Face And The Constant Struggle Of Maintaining Friendships
“When Did I Kill A Man?”, “Hate”, “By Any Chance He Freed”, “Mother Never Dies” and “Who Is Truly My Own?”
Written By Basudev Sunani, Translated to English by Pitambar Naik WHEN DID I KILL A MAN? Once I asked a policeman well, you killed that man shooting in the chest … Continue Reading “When Did I Kill A Man?”, “Hate”, “By Any Chance He Freed”, “Mother Never Dies” and “Who Is Truly My Own?”
“Coherence”, “Desirably”, and “Enticed”
By Michael Moreth Coherence Desirably Enticed About the Artist: Michael Moreth is a recovering Chicagoan living in the rural, micropolitan City of Sterling, the Paris of Northwest Illinois.
“Reading with a Pen”, “Awakening”, and “Indifference”
By Jeff Shalom Reading with a Pen I would walk through your poem but your poem is the gray uncertain curtains cloaking each phrase mined on each axis spitting words … Continue Reading “Reading with a Pen”, “Awakening”, and “Indifference”