My Week With the King
I moved back to Vermont this past weekend to resume this semester of Zoom University, and on my drive back I was captivated by the autumnal beauty of New England. … Continue Reading My Week With the King
I’ll Miss You A Latte
Why coffee? Believe it or not, coffee, tea, and the cafe scene were not my original idea for my blog. I’m a big fan of anthropology and different cultures of … Continue Reading I’ll Miss You A Latte
Creepin’ It Real: Haunted Lighthouses in Maine
by Audrey Harper
Drip
by Audrey Harper
Spooky Spiced Latte
by Bethany Wicks
The Sketcher
By Ciera Miller Blood dripped down the side of the pink mug. The daisies that had chained themselves around it were no longer their usual pure white. They smelled of … Continue Reading The Sketcher
Burnt
By Coffee and Horror Contest Second Place Winner, Aislinn Forbes It smelled like coffee. Like my mother on late Sunday mornings and college cafes. Like comfort. Which didn’t make any … Continue Reading Burnt
Café des Morts
by Lowell Warren
Contest Winners!
We would like to thank everyone for participating in our coffee and horror contest! We received so many great submissions and it was a tough choice to figure out the … Continue Reading Contest Winners!
Contest Extension!
We are extending our contest deadline to April 6, 2019, to allow a week for more of your wonderful work! Remember to include both themes of coffee AND horror in … Continue Reading Contest Extension!
Creepin’ It Real: Eldritch Horror
by Audrey Harper
Creepin’ It Real: Black-Eyed Children
by Audrey Harper
Calling All Creators!
We are excited to invite you to join in on The River’s new contest! Based off the topics of our blogs, we challenge you to create a piece that involves … Continue Reading Calling All Creators!
Creepin’ It Real: Writing Scary
by Audrey Harper
Creepin’ It Real: The Wendigo
Associated with the North, winter, cold, famine, and starvation, the Wendigo has allegedly haunted the woods of the Great Lakes region, and along the Atlantic coast. Something that once was … Continue Reading Creepin’ It Real: The Wendigo
Creepin’ It Real: A Brief History of European Gothic Literature
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” -Macbeth, Act 4, Scene 1 Where does the horror genre come from? Why, when we hear the word “horror,” do we think of vampires and werewolves? Why do … Continue Reading Creepin’ It Real: A Brief History of European Gothic Literature