Thank you to WHUS for letting us use their space, and of course to Anna for reading! Filming: Elizabeth Sankey Editing: Daniela Doncel Interviewer: Amanda McCarthy Spring Cleaning The cherry tree bursts open pink the scarred, twisted trunk gives way to a firework display. Blush petals surrender to the breeze,…
Month: April 2018
Online Video Series: Christine Byrne with “After Angela”
Thank you to WHUS for letting us use their space, and of course to Christine for reading! Filming: Elizabeth Sankey Editing: Daniela Doncel Interviewer: Amanda McCarthy After Angela Let’s be literal, a moment, talk about how no one disturbed her bedroom or how your father won’t say she’s dead the…
Online Video Series: Theresa Persico with “The Nature of A River is to Run”
Thank you to WHUS for letting us use their space, and of course to Theresa for reading! Filming: Elizabeth Sankey Editing: Daniela Doncel Interviewer: Amanda McCarthy The Nature of A River is to Run It’s not that I don’t love you, It’s the fact that doors have slammed So hard…
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How to Submit to Literary Magazines
Christian Buckley As a literary magazine ourselves, we’d like to reach more authors with great stories. For the writer, literary magazines are a great way to begin building a CV of writing credentials. An impressive publication history can make you look more attractive to potential literary agents and publishing houses….
Finding Time to Write
Lilia Shen I like to joke all the time that I’m a writer who doesn’t write. I’m a junior in college, currently getting ready to apply for medical school and also working on the staff for the Long River Review. Of course I don’t have time to write. I’m sure…
Online Video Series: Veronica Schorr with “Killer”
Thank you to WHUS for letting us use their space, and of course to Veronica for reading! Filming: Elizabeth Sankey Editing: Daniela Doncel Interviewer: Amanda McCarthy Killer You’re all smoke and jazz deep kiss and dark hair whiskey-burned bright hazel eyes You’re all sex and sass rainy street and reckless…
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Tips for the Present from an Almost-Graduate
Rebecca Hill When I first came to college, my biggest concern was choosing my major. I thought I was choosing my entire life path. I remember pacing the hallway of my freshman year dorm on the phone with my father, describing my worries. I felt pressure to choose a major…
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5 Ecopoets for Anyone Looking to be Haunted
Amanda McCarthy Ecopoetry is a word used to mean many things in the poetry cannon, however the main point of many of these arguments is that ecopoets examine how humans fit into the world around them and contribute to the larger ecosystem of the entire world. These five poets try…
Four Protagonists from Literature You’d Want to Grab a Drink With (And One You Wouldn’t)
Andrew Katz 1. Guy Montag, Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag is the perfect conversationalist, in large part because he’s still kind of a blank slate. This is a guy who hasn’t read too many books, and the ones he read were in secret on fear of death. Have you read the…
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Breaking News: Ron Weasley is Actually the Worst
Raeann Veronesi I remember growing up spending hours of my days with my head in a Harry Potter book daydreaming of Ronald Weasley. I really don’t know what it was about him that I was so attracted to at that age, but I just know I always wished I could’ve…