Written by: Ella Raath Imagine it’s the summer, say mid-July. You don’t have work today or any assignments or summer courses to work on. In fact, you realize that today you have nothing to do! You could go to the beach, go for a leisurely stroll in the park, meet…
Month: March 2025
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Searching for a Better Crossword Experience
Written by: Margaret Devlin What’s an eight-letter word to describe my relationship with crossword puzzles? Okay, honestly, it’s two words smushed together with a hyphen. No, the hyphen does not have its own box. Love-hate. That’s the word. Words. Yes, technically we would need nine boxes. My grandmother fills out…
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The Lessons I Learned from Writing a Book that Never got Published
Written by: Sofia Tas-Castro I wrote my first full-length novel at 17 when I was a Junior in high school. I edited it on my own and even sent it to over 50 agents to try to get it published. I had heard and read about how most people never…
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My Favorite Piece of Stationary
Written by: Ella Raath As an avid writer, and a consistent reader, I have my stationary preferences. From planners, to journals, to pens and bookmarks, there really isn’t much I don’t have a strong opinion on. My favorite piece of stationery is my planner. I use the Academic Planner sold…
LRRewind: Episode 3 – Jolene, Nick, and Rylee on BookTok, Film Adaptations, and Pop Culture
Note: the following podcast was originally published on April 22, 2024. Rylee: Hi, everyone. I’m Rylee, and I’m the interviews and podcast editor for the Long River Review. This is the Long River Rewind. Jolene: I’m Jolene. I’m a poetry panelist here at the Long River Review. Nick: And I’m Nick….
An Interview with Novelist and Short Story Writer Laura van den Berg (2016)
Interview by: Carleton Whaley Note: the following interview was originally published on April 27, 2016. Laura van den Berg is a short story writer and novelist known for her collections What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us and The Isle of Youth, as well as her…
Deciphering DIAGRAM with Ander Monson (2016)
Interview by: Allison McLellan and Alexandra Cichon Note: the following interview was originally published on April 19, 2016. DIAGRAM is an online magazine that, as its name suggests, stands out in the unique use of obscure diagrams and schematics accompanying written works displayed in refreshing, innovative ways, including fiction, poetry, and…
Keeping a Beginner’s Mind: An Interview with Dave Mercier (2016)
Interview by: Carleton Whaley Note: the following interview was originally published on March 12, 2016 Dave Mercier is the creator of the comic Mercworks, a weekly webcomic strip. He has self-published two collections of his comics, Mercworks: The Joy of Despair and Mercworks: The Cure for the Human Condition. Carleton Whaley: So…
On Reading More Slowly, Child’s Play, and Understanding Languages: An Interview with Susan Stewart (2015)
Interview by: Nikki Barnhart Note: the following interview was originally published on February 7, 2016. Susan Stewart – American poet, Princeton professor, Genius Award recipient – visited UConn as our 2015 Wallace Stevens poet on April 1st. I had the opportunity to ask her a few questions on her work and…
“I am first a creature of the imagination”: An Interview with Benjamin Grossberg (2016)
Interview by: 2016 LRR Staff Note: the following interview was originally published on February 7, 2016. I had the opportunity to ask this year’s guest of the Writers Who Edit, Editors Who Write Series, Benjamin Grossberg. Supplement your experience of his reading with his answers, and read them alone – Ben…
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