excerpt from “Beaches” by Barbara Paulus
I am playing the role of a little old lady, pleasantly plump and talkative, telling her life...
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I am playing the role of a little old lady, pleasantly plump and talkative, telling her life...
Read MorePosted by Cincinnati Review | Jul 8, 2022 | Samples
The Sentence My father’s heart exhausted itself. Cardiac arrest, the cardiologist said. A man was...
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Señora Pérez’s house was too small for the four of us to go inside. El Míster and my abuela waited...
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Just enough Luis knows I’m not in love with him, although he’s never asked. I can tell by the way...
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Today the blinds are open, no matter how hot it is outside. Mom and I look down all twelve floors....
Read MorePosted by Cincinnati Review | Jul 7, 2022 | Special Features
In this masterful microessay that blends experience and surrealism (as well as a Q & A), Heather Lanier explores the experience of an applicant on the academic job market.
Read MorePosted by Cincinnati Review | Jul 6, 2022 | miCRo
In Nicholas Mainieri’s lean, lyrical story, a fishing trip between a boy and his father offers startling revelations about our place in the world and truths that run deeper than language.
Read MorePosted by Cincinnati Review | Jul 6, 2022 | miCRo
In Nicholas Mainieri’s lean, lyrical story, a fishing trip between a boy and his father offers startling revelations about our place in the world and truths that run deeper than language.
Read MorePosted by Cincinnati Review | Jun 29, 2022 | miCRo
In Soleil David’s poem “The Taegukgi on a Bus Ride from Apgujeong to Gyeongnidan” a flag caught on a side mirror inspires questions about devotion and belonging.
Read MorePosted by Cincinnati Review | Jun 23, 2022 | Writers' Day Jobs
Novelist Elizabeth Bales Frank shares her experiences doing research for law firms.
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