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A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative || Where good writing counts and facts matter.
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✨Take some time this Tuesday to read, “Almost Thirty” An essay by Rachel Weaver from River Teeth issue 20.2

✨Read this essay digitally through Project Muse (found easily through the link tree in our bio).

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November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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✨“I watch the log inch closer to the pointed wedge, and wait in anticipation as it’s squeezed. It fights the pressure, but eventually splinters open with a loud pop and cracks down the middle.”
-from “A Splinter in Time,” this week’s Beautiful Things essay by Alex Kincaid

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November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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✨ A new River Teeth Revisited is online today!

This week, Roman Hughes brings to us: The Power of Extended Metaphor in Sophie Ezzell’s “While You Are Walking With a Boy You Find a Duck” from RT 23.2

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November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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✨Take some time this Tuesday to read, “The Tree.” An essay by Nicholas Dighiera from River Teeth issue 24.1.

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November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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✨ 🗣️ Exciting News! River Teeth has teamed up with IPR to bring to listeners a new series called “Beautiful Things” as part of their Pop of Culture programming.

✨ This week, Beautiful Things is revisiting, "Jumping in Leaves," by Joseph Gross, aired 10/17 on Pop of Culture.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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✨🗣️Seasons are changing and River Teeth 27.1 is now available!

✨Subscribe via our Submittable page, or enjoy it via ProjectMUSE. Happy reading!

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November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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✨A glimpse into the pages of, “Koi.” An essay by Helen Wallace from River Teeth 15.1

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November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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✨Take some time this Tuesday to read, “Out of Place.” An essay by Nicole Walker from River Teeth issue 15.2

✨Read this essay digitally through Project Muse (found easily through the link tree in our bio).

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November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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✨“I go back to that fateful day in mid-September. Was the morning air swollen with heat? Did you slip through the hospital doors unnoticed?”
-from “Toward Love,” this week’s Beautiful Things essay by Karen Skalitzky

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November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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✨🗣️New Book Review!
This month, James T. Morrison reviews Jason McCall’s, “Razed By TV Sets.”

✨Visit our website to read more. You can find book reviews under the “Other Features” drop down menu on our website.

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November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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✨Travel back this Tuesday to River Teeth 20.2 and read, “Grass-covered Chest” by Fleda Brown.

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November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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✨“In the lake on summer evenings at dusk, after the lifeguards have blown their last shrill decree and the children have trudged home with floaties nipping at their heels, I go for a swim.”
-from “The Art of Submersion,” this week’s Beautiful Things essay by Courtney Langdell

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November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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✨ 🗣️This week, an interview featuring Laura Julier, River Teeth’s 2023 Literary Nonfiction Book Prize winner is live on our website.

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October 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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✨Take some time this Tuesday to read, “Some Notes on Rambling.” An essay by Sydney Lea from River Teeth issue 6.1

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October 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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“He thinks every question has an answer. A map, an explanation, a truth from millions of years ago. Delivered before bedtime.”
-from “Nobody Knows,” this week’s Beautiful Things essay by Rachel M. Hollis
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October 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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✨There is one more week left to submit to River Teeth’s 2025 Literary Nonfiction Book Prize! The deadline is October 31, 2025.

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October 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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✨ A new River Teeth Revisited is online today!

This week, Mikayla Galgerud brings to us: A Gallery of Moments: Finding New Forms in Angela Pelster’s “Eating the Dead: A Guided Tour” from RT 18.1

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October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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✨Travel back this Tuesday to River Teeth 7.1 and read, “The Vulture Tree,” by Katie Fallon.

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October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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“Twirling tiptoe, I am light as satin and tulle, a ballerina dancing under the kitchen spotlights, assisted and lifted by my duet partner, waltzing...”
-from “Dancing Shoes,” this week’s Beautiful Things essay by Sarah Fawn Montgomery
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October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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✨Submissions for Beautiful Things are still open!

✨Want to challenge yourself this weekend? Write a Beautiful Thing and submit through the Submittable portal.

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October 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Exciting News!

This week Pop of Culture will feature, "Jumping in Leaves," by Joseph Gross.

🎧Catch them in real time by tuning into IPR Muncie 92.1 FM at 12pm on Friday (10/17) or Saturday (10/18)
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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✨Take some time this Tuesday to read, “Dear Jack, Ted, Jim or Some Other One-Syllable Name.” An essay by Cynthia Anne Brandon from River Teeth issue 13.1

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October 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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"Jimmy Buffett’s 'Volcano' blared from the lanai speakers, steel drums skipping over sun-soaked chaos. Kids doing cannonballs, adults sloshing bourbon in plastic cups..."
-from “Volcano,” this week’s Beautiful Things essay by Bethany Bruno
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October 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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✨A glimpse into the pages of, “Italian Lessons.” An essay by Sue Allison from River Teeth 7.1

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October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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✨Travel back this Tuesday to read, “A Good Weapon.” An essay by Jackson Connor from River Teeth issue 14.2

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October 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM