Joseph Frare, Fiction Panel Editor Dr. Anthony Varallo is not only the fiction editor for Crazyhorse, but a professor at the college of Charleston, and an author of the novel The Lines, as well as three short story collections. His first collection, This Day in History, won the 2005 John…
A Dramatic Reading of Books Found at Goodwill
Isabella Baldoni, Fundraising co-Chair The Goodwill is a veritable paradise for discount fashion lovers and knickknack collectors (like myself). If you’re unfamiliar, here’s a tip–Goodwill’s book section provides the cheapest, fastest, and easiest way to build your personal library with bomb titles, and will free you from ever having to…
Books to Give Your Graduate that Aren’t ‘Oh the Places You’ll Go’
Bailey Shea, Non-Fiction & Multimedia Panel Editor and Arts Liaison Don’t get me wrong, I love a good book with some nostalgia factor, but Dr. Seuss’ Oh, the Places You’ll Go! has become too generic of a graduation gift. The last thing a recent college grad needs is five copies…
Let me tell you a story…
Jonathon Hastings, Chief Copy Editor “Never shall I forget that first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed…Never shall I forget the little faces of children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath the silent…
What is Women’s Literature?
Anna Zarra Aldrich, Blog Editor What is women’s literature? We have classes offered in it at UConn, one of which I am currently taking. While I am glad these classes are offered and I thoroughly enjoy the one I’m taking, I have been facing the question all semester of what…
Not Your Usual Barnyard – A Day at the Book Barn
Danny Mitola, Non-fiction and Multimedia Panelist This past Saturday I went down to the coast with a couple fellow Long River Review friends: Christine and Kelly. When we arrived, we were welcomed by the squawking of seagulls in the distance and the subtle aroma of salt on the air. The…
Interview with S.C. Stephens
Esther J. Santiago Rodríguez, Fiction Panelist S.C. Stephens is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author for the Thoughtless series. Thoughtless is a romance novel that focuses on angst-filled love triangle, self-discovery, exploring dreams and learning how to love. Other of her best selling works are: the Rush series,…
Legendary Lines: How Famous Movie Quotes Can Inspire Writers
Samantha Mason, Fiction Panelist and Fundraising Co-Manager While a wide variety of revered film institutes and movie database web pages have their personal opinions on which movie quotes stand the test of time in eternal fame, many of these lines often reappear on multiple lists. Thus, it should be taken…
The Cannibal Aesthetic: Poetry and Feminist Film after the Millenium
Siobhan Dale, co-Editor-in-Chief This year, I’ve been writing my senior thesis, which is a poetic response to the violence against women in the genre of the pseudo-snuff film. As part of my research, I have watched a wide variety of horror films, ranging from the excessively violent “torture porn” of…
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?
Kelly Rafferty, Poetry Panelist “Sometimes I see it like the last of a movie. You know how how they start the picture up real close and then back it off steady and far? Well that’s how I dream it. I’m living in a McDonald’s and it’s real late at night…

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