Rio Review Spring 2021
Art
Interview
A Talk with Ursula Pike
by Jordan McLemore-Moon Ursula Pike is a graduate of the MFA program at the Institute of...
Poetry
You Matter
by Héctor Aguayo My family and friends asked me, “Are you gay?” I asked, “Does it matter?”...
Things I Wonder on the Road
by Dylan Mahood How much longer until my tires splinter, their rubber entrails decorating...
Passion to Win
by Brendan Trevethan It’s like the heat of the summer. Ever-present. If you look closely at...
Communion under Veil
by Brent Porter I walk towards solitude, into solitude, become solitude. Alone with me, at...
Bar Taps
by Dylan Mahood Had I met my great-grandfather I would remember more than his hands, the...
Story
The Good Stuff
by Jonah Cipolla I rested my tired body in the worn-out chair in my cramped, dusty...
Ramen Girl, 1945
by Brittany Schmidt “I’m off!” Hina yelled. “Be careful!” Her mother called from the...
My Wife’s Boyfriend’s Wife
by Cary Schwartz Roommates. Speeding down Airport Boulevard, the word kept jumping into my...
El Chico
by Chris Creed At fifteen, Junior Gomez was proud to work in El Chico’s Mexican restaurant....
Script
Over and Over Again
by Pablo Munoz-Evers CHARACTERS AMY 20’S TO EARLY 30’S WOMAN JOE 20’S TO EARLY 30’S MAN The...