Blog Keeping Your Creativity Alive in a STEM World LRR, February 27, 2026February 26, 2026 Written by: Nabeeha Nafey If you’re anything like me, then you too must find yourself ever-oscillating between the distinct worlds of STEM and then the eclectic one of imagination. The former is full of gears in machines that turn that help us automate, theories rooted in science that make modern… Continue Reading
Blog The Queerbait of the Century LRR, February 26, 2026February 25, 2026 Written by: Zoe Yoo You had to have been living under a rock for the past decade if you haven’t heard of Stranger Things, the supernatural Netflix show that flipped the world Upside Down. Throughout its nearly ten-year runtime, the show has garnered hundreds of thousands of fans dedicated to the… Continue Reading
Blog Storytelling Through TTRPGs: A Review of Wonderlust LRR, February 25, 2026February 18, 2026 Written by: Kaitlin Anderson One of my favorite aspects of storytelling is the diverse forms it can take. Books, shows, movies, art, and video games are all mediums that have allowed me to connect with entertaining narratives. However, there is one method of story consumption that I have always struggled… Continue Reading
Blog Cameron Winter and the Vocal as a Dissonant Instrument LRR, February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 Written by: Liam Smith I recall the brief chuckle and well wishes from Elijah Polance, a friend and fellow editor at Long River Review, in response to my desire to analyze Cameron Winter’s vocal style. As a self-admitted superfan of Winter’s discography, I acknowledge the difficulty of capturing his magical and layered technique. On my first listen through his 2024 solo debut, Heavy Metal, I was equally fascinated and… Continue Reading
Blog IdentityTM LRR, February 24, 2026February 22, 2026 Written by: Tori Grooms Capitalist greed can be beautiful. My Smiski collection has grown year by year, and I can’t deny my thrill when a coveted clothing item finally lands in my mailbox. Yet beneath this enjoyment, I find myself questioning: Have our hobbies and interests become vehicles for consumerism, turning even personal expression into… Continue Reading
Blog My Favorite One Hundred Years of Solitude Characters LRR, February 20, 2026February 19, 2026 Written by: Elijah Polance Last summer, I sought to end a reading slump by returning to Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude. On this second read, I found myself instantly enraptured by the stunning language and magical setting of Macondo, just as moved as when I first dove… Continue Reading
American Colonial LRR, February 19, 2026 Written by: Cuin Reagan Third Place Winner of the 2026 Wallace Stevens Poetry Contest Something hangs In the foyer, in the stained-glass solder— Its lead seeps from the florid panes Into tepid pipe water My pale daughter Would bathe in—if I had one— And the carpeted stairs bleed With colonial… Continue Reading
All Posts Ms. McLean Says I’m Underwhelmed: Fallout Season 2 Review LRR, February 19, 2026February 17, 2026 Written by: Temisan Ekperigin WARNING: Spoilers for Fallout Season 1 and 2. And I haven’t played the games! To say I’m disappointed in the last episode of Fallout Season 2 would be the understatement of the decade. Before I dive in, let’s recap Season 1 of Fallout. The first season is set in a retro-futuristic society that is operating after a… Continue Reading
The Oil Burns at Both Ends LRR, February 18, 2026 Written by: Jenna Ulizio Winner of the 2026 Aetna Prize for Creative Writing for Children & Young Adults The Oil Burns at Both Ends PROLOGUE: The party was classy, expensive, and the best networking of the year, and Carson already wanted to tear her skin off. They… Continue Reading
Witch Doctor LRR, February 18, 2026September 9, 2026 Written by: Ava Venuk Second Place Winner of the 2026 Wallace Stevens Poetry Contest The waiting room has free glass-bowl almond packets. As if stolen, I slip one hundred sea salt calories in my pocket. A woman calls me in. Her office is a green couch,… Continue Reading