Another 2017 video! LRR, June 4, 2017 Take a look at one of our earlier videos from 2017, created by Ben Schultz and starring Creative Nonfiction Panelist, Brandon Marquis. Video by: Benjamin Schultz Get pumped for the Long River Review's 20th Anniversary Edition to be released this April! Posted by Long River Review on Sunday, February 26,… Continue Reading
Check Out the Making of the 20th Anniversary Edition of LRR LRR, June 4, 2017June 4, 2017 Check out our latest video, a mini behind-the-scenes look at the efforts of the 2017 LRR staff. Thank you to our talented team member, Ben Shultz! Continue Reading
Slam at the Benton: “Food Stamps” by Jacob Lowell (2017) LRR, April 20, 2017June 16, 2017 Food Stamps by Jacob Lowell When I was 5 years old I would sit with my mother and cut out the coupons in the newspaper, all spread out on the dining room table. They tell me I couldn’t remember being on food stamps; I was only a kid. But I… Continue Reading
Slam at the Benton: “Hardwood Laxatives” by Jacob Nelson (2017) LRR, April 15, 2017February 8, 2025 Hardwood Laxatives by Jacob Nelson I think HGTV is trying to redefine what a home is After realizing that at 3000 Sq ft two bedrooms And a home office No one under 35 has a home Open floorplans and hardwood are timeless So they switched greatrooms to microhomes and studios…. Continue Reading
Slam at the Benton: “tops of trees” by Jillian Cundari (2017) LRR, April 8, 2017February 8, 2025 tops of trees by Jillian Cundari today for the first time in a long time I saw the tops of trees. I rolled to a near stop in drive at the top of the hill to see the trees and farms rising in heaps and the bubbling people, pushing through… Continue Reading
Slam at the Benton: “Splinter People” by Kelly Stoldt (2017) LRR, April 6, 2017June 16, 2017 Splinter People by Kelly Stoldt My mother has announced her worry That living in a single dorm room is bad for me. She asks if I’ve been socializing If I’ve made friends Leaves out “since the last time.” I tell her I’ve gotten really close with my mattress (It goes… Continue Reading
Slam at the Benton: “The Anthem” by Mary Kozan (2017) LRR, April 1, 2017June 16, 2017 The Anthem by Mary Kozan i. The bungalow colony was in its heydey. Blondes unfurled Their legs on plastic deck chairs, laughing like advertisements Over bottles of Coca-Cola. Their children pissed in the pool and shrieked With joy. Tits sagged in one-piece floral bathing suits. My grandmother (then, in the… Continue Reading