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…
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There is Art in (Almost) Everything
Written by: Edwige Edouard There’s art almost everywhere you look. That song you’re listening to? It sounds like a masterpiece to you, but it could sound like nails on a chalkboard to someone else. Graffiti tags all over that abandoned building that has yet to be destroyed? Some might glance…
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The Captain America: Brave New World Review Critics Aren’t Ready For
Written by: Zoe Yoo The critics are harsh, but the fans have spoken. It’s time for a Captain America: Brave New World review that tells it like it is. Captain America: Brave New World (CABNW) is the fourth movie installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Captain America franchise. This movie…
An Interview with Novelist and Short Story Writer Laura van den Berg by Carleton Whaley (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 debut novel Find Me, which was listed as a “Best of 2015” by NPR,…
Deciphering DIAGRAM with Ander Monson by Allison McLellan and Alexandra Cichon (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 comics. Although the magazine stands out by charging new ground, I find I cannot try to sum…
Keeping a Beginner’s Mind: An Interview with Dave Mercier by Carleton Whaley (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 I guess I’ll just start off with a basic question about Mercworks. How long have…
On Reading More Slowly, Child’s Play, and Understanding Languages: An Interview with Susan Stewart (2015)
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 influences. Through her answers, I came to a greater understanding not only of her…
“I am first a creature of the imagination” An interview with Benjamin Grossberg (2015)
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 is personable and passionate, and a truly unique voice in modern poetry. A Polish…
Interview with Camille Dungy (2015)
Interview with Camille Dungy by Interviews Editor, Nikki Barnhart I’m the interviews editor for the Long River Review. Professor Pelizzon contacted you on my behalf about an interview to include in our latest issue. Your work is so beautiful and powerful and we’re all honored and excited to have…
Journal Feature: The Blueshift (2015)
I had the pleasure of speaking with Tyler Tsay, the editor-in-chief, of the profound new literary journal The Blueshift Journal. This journal features young, relatively undiscovered writers and artists, hoping that great art will provide an ethereal closeness between humans. Tsay is only a senior in high school himself and yet…
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