Hello! We would love to take a minute and check in with our readers! During class today, we officially locked down all of the prose pieces for Issue 60. We have a great collection of fiction and non-fiction works. Next week, we hope to also lock down the poetry. We are so excited to be publishing work from many students, as well as theContinue reading “Mid-Term Check In”
Author Archives: Talking River Review
From the Community: The Center for Arts & History
Downtown—nestled between quaint coffee shops and local restaurants—is a two-storey, classic brick building with an ever-changing rotation of vivid, intricate art. The Center for Arts & History, operated in conjunction with LCSC, is a staple of the Lewiston community. Each fall and spring, the Center hosts a new exhibition, showcasing local artists and their diverseContinue reading “From the Community: The Center for Arts & History”
From the Archives: Derek Sheffield
Winter 1999 NOT QUITE THIRTEEN EXCUSES OF A PLAGIARIST —after David Jones (a.k.a. David Sumner, etc.)plagiarized an elegy Neal Bowers wrote for his father —after wondering what Jones would possibly sayto explain himself —with apologies to Wallace Stevens IAfter I read your poem,those two white cups floatedout of the first stanzaand followed me everywhere.Like sheetsContinue reading “From the Archives: Derek Sheffield”
From the Community: Baeli Kinsley
Hi there! My name is Baeli Kinsley, and I am a senior at LC State, majoring in Graphic Communications and Applied Science. This is my fifth semester serving as an intern, and my 4th semester serving as the graphic designer and layout specialist for TRR. I was asked to serve as the layout specialist forContinue reading “From the Community: Baeli Kinsley”
What TRR Is Up To
Last Friday, February 27, the TRR interns–along with our friends from NIC and Trestle Creek Review–hosted LC State’s 3rd Annual Creative Writing Contest. Nearly 40 students from regional high schools attended the day-long event, which included four breakout writing sessions, a 1:1 workshop of the high school students’ creative works, lunch, and an awards ceremony in whichContinue reading “What TRR Is Up To”
From the Community: Kinsey Cook
Hello, Talking River Review newsletter subscribers! My name is Kinsey Cook, and this spring is my second semester interning at TRR. I started fall of 2025, and I plan to continue until I graduate in 2027, with a major in graphic communications and with minors in art and publishing arts. My roles at TRR so far have included, being a part of the weekly newsletter and social media team. This spring I will be mentored by our Senior graphicContinue reading “From the Community: Kinsey Cook”
The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Marlowe Daly-Galeano
When I read Alison Bechdel’s The Secret to Superhuman Strength (2021), I wondered if that was the pinnacle. There was no way Bechdel’s latest comic novel, Spent, could be as good as Bechdel’s prior book, a memoir that hilariously explores being a middle-aged woman in a body. As a middle-aged woman in a body myself,Continue reading “The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Marlowe Daly-Galeano”
From the Community: Amy Hallman
Hello everyone! My name is Amy Hallman, and this is my second semester serving as secretary for TRR. I am a junior at LCSC, majoring in publishing arts. This is my third semester in TRR, and I plan to continue until I graduate in 2027. I was asked to be the secretary when our former secretary, Anissa Sheppard, graduated in the spring of 2025. I was quite nervous because I had never done something like this before. My original tasksContinue reading “From the Community: Amy Hallman”
The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Elizabeth Bradfield
Most recently, two friends have handed me books that have haunted, inspired, and lingered for me. The first is The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island by Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon. Monkman is a painter; I first saw his work a few yearsContinue reading “The Last Book I Read: A Recommendation From Elizabeth Bradfield”
From The Community: Landry Cash
Hello, subscribers and readers! My name is Landry Cash. I’m currently serving as the Vice President of Talking River Review (TRR). I’m from Lapwai, Idaho, and I’m a creative writing and publishing arts major at Lewis-Clark State. I have been a proud member of the TRR team since 2024. We’ve come a long way sinceContinue reading “From The Community: Landry Cash”