Remembering How to Write By Jessica Mitchell It’s like putting on an old pair of shoes after a year or more gone; they were shoved under the bed still wet, the now-dried toes have curled up, they just don’t fit It’s like running into an old friend at the grocery store; over stacks ofContinue reading “Remembering How to Write”
Category Archives: Poetry
Alumnus Matthew Bowie reading at UC Berkeley
Matthew Bowie was on the staff of the 2016 edition of the American River Review, and he has been published numerous times in the magazine as both a poet and a writer of creative non-fiction. He has since transferred to UC Berkeley and can be seen here reading a selection of his poems at theirContinue reading “Alumnus Matthew Bowie reading at UC Berkeley”
Snow, a Son
Snow, a Son Eric Myers I lived my whole life with the man in this picture, but I’ve never seen him like this. He-s wearing a jacket I’ve worn, tan nylon turned out against the plowed and flattened snow, plaid cloth cradling him against the cold. In this flash, he doesn’t know his son willContinue reading “Snow, a Son”
Jack and Coke
Jack and Coke Eric Myers Draped in the same too-big shirt for three days It’s fabric film a few washes away from silk. The neck is wide and loose, big enough to slip over my slick, scabbed scalp without a painful touch. I pull it off and wish I could shower without four Norco. WhenContinue reading “Jack and Coke”
