Written by: Jules Dowling While staying at home kept us safe from COVID-19 during the pandemic, staying home also meant being separated from the outside world and our everyday lives. So, it was no surprise when all of us turned to embracing indoor life and the hobbies we would dedicate…
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The Folklore Love-Triangle: Explained
Written by: Ella Raath Taylor Swift’s 2020 album, Folklore, was a change of pace for fans around the globe as Swift pivoted from writing about her personal life, to writing about entirely fictional characters. Swifties quickly found a connection between three songs in particular that told the bigger story of…
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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…
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Bright Eyes: My Favorite 3 Album Run
Written by: Elijah Polance Discussions about favorite “three album runs” in music are common among online music forums and influencers. As the title suggests, it explores the three best consecutive albums released by an artist. For me, no artist is more deserving of the crown of succession than the indie…
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My Journey Into Liking The Beatles
Written by: Jules Dowling I’ve grown up listening to The Beatles whether I would have liked to or not. I’ve heard them on the radio, in commercials, in my parents’ car, or from the speaker in my brother’s room. I grew to like some of their greatest hits like “Blackbird,”…
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James Baldwin on Love and Living with Light
Written by: Charlotte Ungar So often when considering the penetrating prose of James Baldwin do we forget his legacy of love. In part, this omission is because love has never been convenient for anyone. It is also common, as readers, for many of us to dismiss the selectivity of our…
Newton Considers the Still Life
By Charlie M. Case Winner of The Jennie Hackman Memorial Prize for Short Fiction (1st) Some kind of sweet thing takes hold of you in the late summer. It’s not much. You take it for nostalgia—standing in the pick-your-own orchard, your family and best friend flitting about selecting perfect…
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A Year In Review
Written By Ally LeMaster A Year In Review: Long River Review has been a literary tradition at the University of Connecticut since 1997. This week, our staff published Issue 27, which highlights a diversity of stories ranging from topics of the generational impact of immigration to the…
The Cardinal Girl
By Sarah Kelly Winner of The Edward R. and Frances Schreiber Collins Literary Awards (Prose) There was a cardinal who used to perch in the ash tree next to my apartment building. I could look out my window in the morning and see it as I made another ration of…
First Motel
By Krista Mitchell Winner of The Jennie Hackman Memorial Prize for Short Fiction (3rd Place) The First Motel Off the Highway Bethlehem, NH. August 1956. She held a hand to her forehead to shield her bloodshot eyes as she turned off the highway, the windshield glittering with flecks of…