By Natalie Baliker History is written in black and white, words on a page. Often, the darker parts of history are so many years removed from the present that we can safely regard the deaths of many as an “event” rather than the tragedy it was for those who lived through it. But when we… More Historical Fiction to Remind Us That This Too Shall Pass
By Anna Zarra Aldrich The male ego has been a fragile thing for centuries; and in the 19th century, this ego was especially threatened by a particularly heinous device that could eliminate a woman’s need for a man entirely: Books. Sinister, seditious, patriarchy-disestablishing books. When women became more active members of the literate community, men… More Books: The 19th Century Vibrator
By Natalie Baliker Shopping for books is an experience almost as satisfying as sitting down to read them. I tend to visit at least one bookstore every place I visit, but I’ve come to notice that no two are alike. No, we’re not discussing Barnes & Noble, where every store is a near-perfect copy. Oh… More The Best Places to Acquire Books
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 permeated the place. Even so,… More Crumbling Walls By Kristina Reardon (2017)
by Hattie Wilcox
Will you find a treatise on why pancakes matter? The answer to whether or not Diego Rivera actually had a certificate from his doctor stating he was physically incapable of fidelity? Or the reason why certain Russians have been known to sport watermelon bowl hats and pose for photos in nothing but their underwear and… More On the Banks of the Long River Review: Its Roots and History by Hattie Wilcox
I never liked kids. My mom loves to tell the story of how, when I was five, I asked where babies come from. After she detailed the process in five-year-old speak, I wrinkled my nose. “Am I going to have to do that?” Don’t get me wrong, I like my own family members. I have… More “Soooo….Do You Want to be a Teacher?”: Lessons Learned from Being an English Major