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LRR / The Long River Review

UConn's Literary & Arts Magazine

Tag: writing

Read Between The Lyrics

Posted on April 30, 2020April 27, 2020 by LRR

5 female singer-songwriters who put poetry into pop By Ryan Amato When you think of creative writing, chances are you… Read more Read Between The Lyrics

Teenage Nostalgia Plus Free Time Equals Writing Prompts

Posted on April 24, 2020April 23, 2020 by LRR

TLDR you can make a writing prompt out of anything By Natalie Baliker After several weeks at home, stuck staring… Read more Teenage Nostalgia Plus Free Time Equals Writing Prompts

Why I now have all the free time to write, yet I don’t do it

Posted on April 22, 2020 by LRR

By Ryan Amato Staying home all day, avoiding contact with others, having less obligations than usual: This is the writer’s… Read more Why I now have all the free time to write, yet I don’t do it

Writing in Quarantine

Posted on April 21, 2020 by LRR

A novice’s guide to finding the strength and motivation to actually get stuff done By Lauren Ablondi-Olivo If you’re anything… Read more Writing in Quarantine

Art Prevails in Quarantine, Even in the Smallest Acts

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by LRR

By Brenna Sarantides The day that UConn closed campus and moved to online classes, I told myself I would have… Read more Art Prevails in Quarantine, Even in the Smallest Acts

Lessons from the Kitchen That Will Make You A Better Writer

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 by LRR

As you have probably gleaned from the title, I like to cook. I am no Food Network star or Carla… Read more Lessons from the Kitchen That Will Make You A Better Writer

Writing With Sound: Making playlists for your stories

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 by LRR

Sometimes to see, you need to listen first. For almost all of the projects I would create before 2016, I… Read more Writing With Sound: Making playlists for your stories

Deep blue sky, oragne sunset around mountains, lights sprinkled on santa monica pier, ocean reflecting sunset in the foreground

Poetry and Me: How writing can act like therapy

Posted on February 5, 2020February 4, 2020 by LRR

Have you ever been bogged down by emotions? Been so stuck in life that you felt a little less than?… Read more Poetry and Me: How writing can act like therapy

The Road to Hell By August Jones (2017)

Posted on June 30, 2017June 24, 2017 by LRR

When I was seven, we made poetry books in school. I wrote two poems about my childhood dog, one about… Read more The Road to Hell By August Jones (2017)

Splitting By Alyssa Palazzo (2017)

Posted on June 28, 2017June 24, 2017 by LRR

Left I. She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. A slender Italian with olive skin and a… Read more Splitting By Alyssa Palazzo (2017)

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