Blog Shakespearean Sonnet Shenanigans LRR, February 28, 2020February 8, 2025 By Alex Mika It’s been two weeks since Valentine’s Day appeared on our tear-away calendars, and as the pink dust settles and the flowers start to wilt, you may be wondering, “What did I get myself into?” You may even begin to think that the comedy of errors that is… Continue Reading
Blog Four Purchases I’ve Made at Used Bookstores LRR, February 27, 2020February 8, 2025 By Alyssa Grimaldi As both a used bookstore-enthusiast and a Libra, I have often found myself frantically perusing the shelves in charming small businesses, absolutely panicking because my friends want to depart but I still haven’t found that life-changing novel. This list is for fellow hopelessly hesitant Libras in danger… Continue Reading
Blog What’s a Literary Instagram Anyways? LRR, February 26, 2020February 8, 2025 And the 10 That You Should be Following Based on Your Aesthetic! By Jennie Fetzer In an internet-obsessed world of Kardashians and #Sponsored content, it might seem hard to imagine another kind of social media influencer- one who inspires you to do the exact opposite of scrolling through your feed… Continue Reading
Blog What makes a story “next”? LRR, February 25, 2020February 8, 2025 By Kathryn O’Donnell Our mission at Long River this issue was to find and publish pieces that are next, not now. “Next” shouldn’t be reserved solely for ideas that have never been discussed before. “Next” could be looking at a story that’s already been told from a new perspective. The… Continue Reading
Blog Romance on the Upswing: Chick-lit is making a comeback LRR, February 24, 2020February 8, 2025 If you keep up with the world of commercial fiction, you may have noticed that the genre of the rom-com is making a bit of a comeback, in more ways than one. Romance was one of the most popular genres in literature in the 2000s, with big names such as… Continue Reading
Blog A Separate Peace: The Throes of Rivalry LRR, February 21, 2020February 8, 2025 In middle school, I would come home and tell my parents about which book I was reading for class. It was wonderful to hear their interpretations of the readings, and I felt like it somehow bridged a gap between us. My father would tell funny stories about his teachers, like… Continue Reading
Blog Dead Poets Society: New England Chapter LRR, February 20, 2020February 8, 2025 Call me cliché, but with winter hanging around, the topic of death is on my mind more often than usual. This winter has been a little strange, with warmer temperatures than normal, but we won’t get into why that is. It has certainly increased outdoor activities – I’ve seen more… Continue Reading
Blog Lessons from the Kitchen That Will Make You A Better Writer LRR, February 19, 2020February 8, 2025 As you have probably gleaned from the title, I like to cook. I am no Food Network star or Carla Music from Bon Appetit, but I do truly love to cook. As an amateur cook teaching himself as much as possible with any scrap of free time, I have come… Continue Reading
Blog Writing With Sound: Making playlists for your stories LRR, February 18, 2020February 8, 2025 Sometimes to see, you need to listen first. For almost all of the projects I would create before 2016, I ran into a wall over and over again: For some reason, I couldn’t visualize anything about my stories the way I needed to. It wasn’t because I didn’t have a… Continue Reading
The Smell of Books > The Smell of the Screen LRR, February 17, 2020February 8, 2025 When I was in elementary school back in 2009, I remember being envious of the kids whose parents let them borrow their Nooks (or Kindles?). It made those kids look cool and sophisticated. Then again, when you’re young anything new looks cool. I was there when my teachers started using… Continue Reading