Tori: Hello listeners! Today I am here with Catherine Keough, the winner of the 2025 Aetna Prize for Translations. She recently translated a work by Grigory Sluzhitel, titled The Days of Saveli, and today we’re going to talk about her piece and her work with writing translations. Hi Catherine, do…
Month: April 2025
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3 Ways I Got Involved with Creative Writing as a Non-English Major
Written by: Emily Sharkis When coming to college, I was super unsure of what to major in. As a writer and a former huge bookworm, you’d think I would gravitate toward English. However, once I got to high school, my attention span dwindled and my attitude toward long-form literature became…
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5 Songs to Soothe Your Heartache
Written by: Ronnie Prado Humans need other humans to survive. As social beings we crave companionship, someone to hang out with, wake up next to. In short, everyone wants someone to love. Which is what making the end of a relationship and the ensuing heartbreak so painful. Everyone has their…
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Cooking and Connection
Written by: Margaret Devlin Once, a professor scribbled in the margins of my paper that it seemed like I had an obsession with food. Four weeks into the semester and I had already written poems on scrambled eggs, pesto, coffee creamer, and Thanksgiving dinner. These poems were about more than…
LRR Rewind: Charlotte & Jenna
Elijah: Hello, this is Elijah and I am here with Charlotte Ungar, another member of the Long River Review. Charlotte: Hi, I’m Charlotte. I’m really happy to be here. Elijah: So, Charlotte’s serving as the Poetry Editor and Consulting Translations Editor for the magazine. She also managed to…
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Fanfiction and an Analysis of “Cringe” Writing: Why it’s a Lot Better Than We Think
Written by Sofia Tas-Castro Alright, before we start, I’m going to admit three things off the bat: Yes, I wrote cringeworthy writing in elementary, middle, high school, and even college. Yes, I’ve read my fair share of fanfiction. No, I don’t regret any of it. I’m aware of the…
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I Didn’t Like Ponyo
Written by: Toriana Grooms I didn’t like Ponyo. I feel like this sentence is confessing to a crime—and to many, it probably is. Considering the movie’s large fanbase and overwhelming positive reviews, I was shocked when I finished the movie feeling as if there was something I missed. This technically…
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Just Click Send
Written by: Hannah Dang Dear readers, artists, and writers. I hope your morning, afternoon, or evening, as you’re reading this, is going well. As I’m writing this, I’m sitting comfortably in a patterned, wheat-gold chair at UConn’s Writing Center on a quiet Wednesday evening. It’s the middle of the week,…
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Why Win or Lose is the Best Pixar Release in Years
Written by: Samantha Hass When I think of Pixar, classic films such as WALL-E, Ratatouille, and The Incredibles come to mind. I grew up with these movies, which might make me a bit clouded by nostalgia, but I believe that the earlier Pixar works are superior to what they have…
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Nature Poem: Tommy Pico’s Exploration of Identity in Modern Environments
Written by: Liam Smith Despite a rigid poetic structure, Tommy Pico’s book Nature Poem uses fluid prose and strong personality to form a narrative of self-exploration. Published in 2017, the book traverses Pico’s identity as a queer NDN (not dead native) through the environments surrounding him in New York City….