WINTER 2025 SUBS NOW CLOSED. 2024 issues are now live on our site. West Virginia University’s grad-run lit mag. Formerly Cheat River Review.
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Word of the Week:
phrontist - "a profound thinker; applied ironically to Socrates by Aristophanes" (wordnik. com).
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Word of the Week with Kelly Ward:
solastalgia - "a form of emotional or existential distress caused by negatively perceived environmental change" (Wikipedia).
ICYMI: "Metamorphosis" and "Spooky Spring" are both available to read on our site. hellbendermag.com/2024-issue…
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