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How Do We Draw the Limit on Genre?

LRR, March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

Our co-copyediting lead and nonfiction panelist Ally Carbutti discusses the limits of literary genres.

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The Stories We Tell Part 2: Sam Bastille

LRR, March 11, 2022March 12, 2022

Nicole Catarino, Editor in Chief of the Long River Review, interviews our team member, Sam Bastille. In this interview, we get to see what the creative process of writing is like for one individual and how that process intermingles with tabletop role-playing games…

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Blurring Boundaries: Challenging Our Compulsion To Categorize Writing

LRR, February 15, 2022February 14, 2022

Emerging writers often struggle with the urge to make their writing fit an ambiguous mold of perfection. Luckily, Jess Gallagher has advice…

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Treating the Quarantine Blues: Where to Read for Free

LRR, April 6, 2020

By Jordan Shaw It’s been a few weeks since quarantine started, and we’ve all had to make some major adjustments. Many people have begun working remotely, classes have been moved online for students, and we’ve all been instructed to stay indoors in order to “flatten the curve” — or in…

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Constance By Jeremiah Dennehy (2017)

LRR, July 9, 2017July 4, 2017

The Jennie Hackman Memorial Prize for Fiction, Third Place (2017) I don’t take the school bus, I don’t drive, and because mom doesn’t get home from work until four most of the time, I don’t ask her for a ride. But if I take the 509 toward Whitney Avenue at…

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Erythrophobia By Jameson Croteau (2017)

LRR, July 8, 2017July 4, 2017

From out in the outfield dirt, the crack of the bat was the only indicator a ball was rising up before dive bombing, back through the crepuscular sky. Jimmy turned and chased the echo of the sound. Go foul… Go foul… The ball, draped in a cloak of clouds, seemed…

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Crumbling Walls By Kristina Reardon (2017)

LRR, July 6, 2017July 4, 2017

Long River Graduate Writing Award, Winner (2017) “Petra, she say there be bones,” my grandmother told me, pointing beyond me to the old castle on top of the hill. The frame of the old, Slavic structure was about as beautiful as a decaying tooth with jagged corners. A revolting brownness…

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Angus By Sten Spinella (2017)

LRR, July 5, 2017July 4, 2017

The Jennie Hackman Memorial Prize for Fiction, Second Place (2017) The girl I was seeing had this dog, a real fluffy fucker, whose name was Angus. It was her boyfriend’s dog. She was taking care of Angus because his owner was studying abroad in New Zealand for the semester. I…

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Summer Reading List for People Who Love to be Sad

by Kate Monica

LRR, May 1, 2016May 1, 2016

“’I don’t like happy people,’ Andrew said.” —Tao Lin, Eeeee Eee Eeeee Are you looking for a light summer read to perfectly complement a languorous afternoon on the beach working on your tan? Then this list probably isn’t a great fit. Just kidding. Sort of. You can read these books…

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Deciphering DIAGRAM with Ander Monson by Allison McLellan and Alexandra Cichon (2016)

LRR, April 19, 2016June 16, 2017

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…

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