Cincinnati Review

On Place and The Unpassing, by Rachael Uwada Clifford

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Jun 23, 2023 | Samples

In Issue 20.1, we present a craft review feature celebrating the art of extraordinary writing. The...

Pilgrim amid Spectres: A Craft Review of The Collected Schizophrenias, by Shannon Fandler

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Jun 22, 2023 | Samples, Uncategorized

In Issue 20.1, we present a craft review feature celebrating the art of extraordinary writing. The...

Unreasonably Good Stories: Breaking through the Competence Ceiling by Holly Goddard Jones

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Jun 22, 2023 | Samples

In Issue 20.1, we present a craft review feature celebrating the art of extraordinary writing. The...

Joylyn Chai on Gardening and the Toronto Land Acknowledgment

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Jun 22, 2023 | From our Contributors

Essayist Joylyn Chai explores how her relationship with gardening changed her relationship with the Toronto Land Acknowledgment.

excerpt from “Not Wanted in the Garden” by Joylyn Chai

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Jun 21, 2023 | Samples

When my father could no longer live independently in the home where I was raised, my brother and I...

miCRo: “The Game for Winners” by Kimberly Elkins

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Jun 21, 2023 | miCRo

In this microessay, Kimberly Elkins explores the intoxication of a dangerous adolescent game and how it colors all that follows in the character’s life.

G.C. Waldrep, on “The Arrythmias”

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Jun 15, 2023 | From our Contributors

Poet GC Waldrep shares the experiences behind his poem “The Arrhythmias,” including horrible dreams, stolen peaches, and a childhood book with a bright turquoise color.