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A roundup of pandemic-related creative work, blog posts, and interviews from The Cincinnati Review and friends.

I could go on and on about Kirschenbaum’s striking (ha) images, characterization, and humor, but what really made this story stand out to me was its powerful use of second person point-of-view.

This week we want to redirect your attention to the work of an important Cincinnati newspaper, Streetvibes, published by the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition.

What does it mean to build writing community in the context of social media’s possibilities and limitations? Former contributors Pauletta Hansel, Jenna Le, JJ Peña, and Ira Sukrungruang share insights.

We’ve talked before about reading during the pandemic , but writing during this real-life Groundhog Day has presented its own challenges.

In order to gather a wider range of perspectives on this question, I reached out to some Cincinnati Review contributors about when it’s time to gather your work and hit “submit.”

A Room Called Earth and other autistic narratives challenge the false pathological stories society tells about our neurotype.

Strong dialogue forwards plot, it demonstrates the nature of relationships, and it also (paradoxically) highlights what characters can’t or won’t say to one another.

Sarah Fawn Montgomery’s essay “The Experiment” shows how extensively the patriarchy has affected our education system and how these practices perpetuate sexual violence toward women.

Titling is sometimes the easiest, sometimes the hardest part of crafting a poem—a process that seems shrouded in both mystery and luck. Five poets share their perspectives.