Interview with Joe Welch, Editor-in-Chief of LRR (2011) admin, April 4, 2011March 5, 2024 LRR: At what age did you start writing? Why? Three or four years old, preschool age. There was a marathon on TV with alternating episodes of Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, and the theme was a contest or debate deciding which was best. Apparently this was so inspirational I… Continue Reading
Playing the World, with Mythology as a Guide: A Profile of Roger Travis (2011) admin, April 4, 2011March 5, 2024 Shoulder to shoulder with my comrades, I stare down the entity that could very well be the cause of my death. A flood of enemies rushes towards us and I grip my weapon in anticipation for the inevitable slaughter, whether it be us or them. The only question left now… Continue Reading
Interview with Diane Smith, Joseph Michael Owens, and Annam Manthiram, editors of “Grey Sparrow” (2011) admin, April 4, 2011February 8, 2021 1. Universities and presses back several magazines, but this does not appear to be the case with Grey Sparrow. Where do you receive your funding? Diane Smith: I personally fund Grey Sparrow from a modest savings I established during my tenure as a social worker in child welfare. Grey Sparrow… Continue Reading
Interview with Alyssa Palazzo (2011) admin, April 4, 2011June 16, 2017 Palazzo is a creative non-fiction panelist for the Long River Review. Q: You write poetry, creative non-fiction, and fiction. What appeals to you about writing in the poetic form? In the prose form? A lot of what I enjoy about form and content overlaps between prose and poetry. When writing… Continue Reading