Blog A Letter from the Editor: “Next not now” LRR, April 28, 2020February 8, 2025 From Anna Zarra Aldrich The theme for this year’s Long River Review was “next, not now.” Throughout the course of this semester we discovered the various meanings of “next” and found that each of our definitions differed slightly, which is part of the beauty of working with a large editorial… Continue Reading
Blog From Animal Semen to Dank Memes: The language of COVID-19 LRR, April 27, 2020February 8, 2025 By Alex Houdeshell It seems like all we can talk about these days is the coronavirus. I call up my friends but since all I’ve done for the past week is go to class from the comfort of my bed, and all they’ve done is play video games while lectures… Continue Reading
Blog Why I now have all the free time to write, yet I don’t do it LRR, April 22, 2020February 8, 2025 By Ryan Amato Staying home all day, avoiding contact with others, having less obligations than usual: This is the writer’s dream. Or, at least, it should be. For some reason, the idea of sitting down to write something just hasn’t crossed my mind, despite having nothing but free time to… Continue Reading
Blog Art Prevails in Quarantine, Even in the Smallest Acts LRR, April 16, 2020February 8, 2025 By Brenna Sarantides The day that UConn closed campus and moved to online classes, I told myself I would have a lot to show for all my free time. I’d read a few books a week. I’d finally start writing the novel I’ve been story-boarding. I’d finish a large canvas… Continue Reading
Blog Day #N We Become People Again LRR, April 15, 2020February 8, 2025 By Esther Santiago It’s the second time this week I wake up thinking it’s Sunday, but it’s not. It’s almost a month now since I’ve been back home in quarantine, and many days feel like they’re meshing into one. We’re all adjusting to our new routines of staying home and… Continue Reading
Blog What Quarantine Book You Should be Reading Based on Your Star Sign LRR, March 25, 2020February 8, 2025 By Jennie Fetzer It’s Monday, March 23, 2020, and the CDC has officially closed all non-essential businesses in the state of Connecticut. It has also been advised that we practice social distancing to stop the spread of COVID-19, better known as “Corona”. For many, this means hunkering down in our… Continue Reading
Blog Reading Recommendation: ‘Self Care in Uncertain Times’ LRR, March 24, 2020February 8, 2025 By Danny Mitola I think we can all agree that we’re living in a strange moment in history right now. With the looming threat of COVID-19 hanging over everyone comes many challenges, from having to adjust to staying home all the time, to wondering where food will come from. A… Continue Reading
Blog Why Online English Classes (Probably) Won’t Work LRR, March 13, 2020February 8, 2025 By Lili Fishman It’s finally happened. After two weeks of UConn students wondering what the university was going to do with spring break and COVID-19 coinciding at the same time, we finally have an answer. After spring break, UConn is switching to online classes for at least two weeks to… Continue Reading