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Masthead — Editorial Team & Contributors
Meet the founders and editors of Wild River Review — a collective of writers and artists exploring culture, ideas, and storytelling.
Submission Guidelines
Information for writers and artists on how to submit work for publication in Wild River Review.
Press Room
Media coverage and official press releases from Wild River Review, featuring interviews and cultural events.
Young — Reflections on Youth & Culture
A long-form cultural essay exploring youth, identity, and the stories that shape us — presented as part of the WRR cultural archive.

Column Series

Interviews with the Famously Departed — Benjamin Franklin Speaks
A humorous historical interview column by Joseph Glantz, imagining dialogues with history’s great thinkers.
Interviews with the Famously Departed — Mark Twain Speaks
Joseph Glantz brings Mark Twain’s wit to life in this imagined posthumous interview, continuing the “Famously Departed” series.
TRIPLE GODDESS TRIALS — Meeting Virginia Woolf at the Strand
Kim Nagy reflects on the creative impulse through the voice of Virginia Woolf — a widely linked essay featured in Wikipedia’s Virginia Woolf page.
The Mystic Pen – Dr. William Chittick Remembers
A reflective essay honoring Islamic scholar Dr. William Chittick — part of Wild River Review’s long-running “Mystic Pen” column series.
Rolex Arts Weekend — The Afterlife of Conversation
Paul Holdengraber reflects on dialogue and creativity — a literary conversation from the NYPL archives.

Essay & Editorial Series

Essays & Editorials
A collection of cultural and political essays exploring human values, spirituality, and creative reflection.
April is the Cruelest Month — Lauren B. Davis
A deeply personal essay on loss and resilience, praised by high-authority cultural sites.

Poetry Series

Men Kissing — by J. C. Todd
A poem originally published in The Paris Review 132 (1994), reprinted with author’s bio and literary context.

Authors
Joseph Glantz – Consulting Editor

Press Release Series

Wild River Announces Stoutsburg Cemetery Project – Kim Nagy
Official announcement from Wild River Books on the Stoutsburg Cemetery Project, exploring African American history and the legacy of slavery in New Jersey.

About the Author

Joy E. Stocke — Founder, Writer & Editor-in-Chief

Exploring Stories Beyond Borders

Books Without Borders — by Gregory Frost

Neil Gaiman Series

Myth, Magic, and the Mind of Neil Gaiman — A Conversation with the Dream King

Tim E. Ogline interviews Neil Gaiman about myth, storytelling, and the creative mind behind The Sandman.

Neil Gaiman at PEN World Voices Festival

Joy E. Stocke covers Neil Gaiman’s appearance at the PEN World Voices Festival, discussing faith, fiction, and the writer’s journey.

Interview & Coverage Series

Interview: Pico Iyer
WRR Large
Wild Coverage Series
The Other Side of Abu Ghraib — Part One
Interview: L.A. Banks — From Tragedy to Triumph

Silence and Memory — A Conversation with Per Petterson

Joy E. Stocke interviews acclaimed Norwegian novelist Per Petterson at the PEN World Voices Festival.

Airmail from India Series

Bodhi Blues — A Year in India
Jessica Falcone’s reflections on life and faith during her year in India.
Bodhi Blues — The Maitreya Project
Exploring India’s spiritual landscape through the lens of the Maitreya vision.
Voice from Syria — Remembering Muna Imady
Kim Nagy reflects on the life and legacy of Syrian writer Muna Imady, whose stories bridged cultures and generations.

LIVE FROM THE NYPL Series

The Euphoria of Ignorance — Carlo Ginzburg & Paul Holdengraber

Original archived edition, cited by Wikipedia. A LIVE FROM THE NYPL conversation exploring history, faith, and identity with historian Carlo Ginzburg and moderator Paul Holdengraber.

The Euphoria of Ignorance — Being Jewish, Becoming Jewish

Newly restored version of the NYPL talk by Joy E. Stocke — featuring Carlo Ginzburg and Paul Holdengraber.

Literary Voices Series

The Melancholy Life of Orhan Pamuk

Joy E. Stocke interviews Nobel Prize–winning Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk on identity, melancholy, and the art of storytelling.

Babe in the Woods: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Unlikely Summer in Montana

Landon Y. Jones reflects on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s early years and the creative spark found in Montana’s wild landscape.

Thinking Otherwise Series

Thinking Otherwise — Post-Religious Spirituality

William Irwin Thompson reflects on spirituality beyond religion in this concluding essay from the Thinking Otherwise series.

Spotlight

Frank Gehry Revisit

Ashley

Genocide

Abu Ghraib – Part One

Abu Ghraib – Part Two

Abu Ghraib — Feature

Chip Kidd

Spotlight Conversation

Labyrinth Books Interview

Session 3 Spotlight

Belbruno

Timpane II

Every Family Has a Story Series
A Damascene Story – Muna Imady

Memoir Series
Sweet Nothing, Part 1 – A Memoir of Silence and Memory

Poetry Series
Her Book of Difficulties – Renée Ashley (May 2015)
Weeds – A Poem
Vade-Mecum Angelon – William Irwin Thompson

Lindisfarne Café Series
The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association – Part One
The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association – Part Two
The Cathedral – Part Three
The Founding of the Lindisfarne Association – Part 2 (Memoir Edition)
With Gregory Bateson’s Mind in Nature
MEMOIR – Farewell Address to the Lindisfarne Fellows Conference

Lindisfarne Café – Memoir Conclusion
Conclusion – The Economic Relevance of Lindisfarne
William Irwin Thompson reflects on Lindisfarne’s cultural and economic legacy.

Lindisfarne in Crestone Series
Building a Dream: Lindisfarne in Crestone, Colorado (1979–1997), Part One
The Shadow Side: Lindisfarne in Crestone, Colorado (1979–1997), Part Two

Wild Table Series

Series Overview
Dianne Jacob – Author of Will Write for Food: The Five Questions
John Lundin – Bluewater Organic Distilling and “French Classics Made Easy”
Wild Culture – Minetta Tavern Redux

Legacy Features

Taliban Portraits — Dale Cotton
Roshi: Being with Dying
Every Family Has a Story — Linda C. Wisniewski

Featured Political Essay

The Other Side of Abu Ghraib — Part One
The Other Side of Abu Ghraib — Part Two

Princeton Writers Spotlight

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Exploring Human Emotion and Creative Sexuality

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Spiritual Journeys and Cross-Cultural Encounters

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Spotlight Series

Session 2 — Spotlight Series Index
A collection of restored interviews and essays exploring art, identity, and cross-cultural dialogue.
Elif Shafak – Language, Resistance, and Literary Translation
Turkish novelist Elif Şafak reflects on translation, identity, and cultural resilience — a conversation from Wild River Review’s early Spotlight Series.

Poetry Series

Still Travels: A Cycle of Contemplative Poems
by William Irwin Thompson
Men Kissing
Originally published in The Paris Review 132 (1994).

Japanese Manga Culture

The Creativity, Culture, and Storytelling of Japanese Manga