'What did the hyphen do to deserve this isolation? Does it harbor a contagious illness, like some typographic Typhoid Mary?'

In her new column's first post, assistant editor Lily Davenport surveys the Chicago Manual of Style's guidelines for compounds: buff.ly/4at8Y0P

Icymi, I'm so proud of this piece that was a special feature Cincinnati Review
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'The studio feels like a living, breathing entity which excites me—we’re always evolving and trying new things.'

The latest in our Writers' Day Job series is rebecca griswold, a poet and co-owner of White Whale Tattoo. buff.ly/3PCwYGb

Here's new fiction from Michelle Ross, courtesy of Cincinnati Review's miCRo series:

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April is #arabamericanheritagemonth -- and, once again, our friends at CLMP have put together a fantastic list of writing by Arab American authors. CR contributors Fatma Omar, Saadi Youssef and Khaled Mattawa are featured. Check it out now! buff.ly/3VNNSWt

'If I’m not allowed to drive a car, then driving the riding lawnmower is the next best thing. But you don’t even want me to have this, I said.'

In this week's miCRo, Michelle Ross explores a fraught relationship between mother and teenage daughter. buff.ly/3Jdraj1

Congratulations to former CR editor Lily Meyer on today's release of SHORT WAR with @deepvellum! buff.ly/3TPVogT

Sometimes the universe just really comes together to help you with book promotion, as it did our Managing Editor Lisa Ampleman yesterday.

In just a few hours, Cincinnati will experience 99.7% totality. In this poem from our miCRo archives, Jess Smith explores the phenomenon: buff.ly/4aMe3km

TONIGHT from 6-9pm, grab some swag and free issues from us at The Aquifer (New Riff Distilling) as part of QUEER SOUP — drag, burlesque, and other excellent entertainment are all on the docket!

Congratulations to 20.2 contributor Alex Boeden, whose story, 'Alfhild,' has been selected as a winner of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. 'Alfhild' will appear in BEST DEBUT SHORT STORIES 2024. Read 'Alfhild': buff.ly/43PeacH

Today on the site, Jolene McIlwain is in the woods 🦌🦉🐿️ shares a guide to letting nature lead the way in your prose. buff.ly/43OpfL2

It's a rainy day in Cincinnati. The upside is, everything outside our window looks like a tiny toy model.

'One morning I woke up to myself, blank-faced as the Shroud of Turin—a stranger.' This week in miCRo, Chris Watkins skillfully crafts a narrative about a religious family and a speaker who sees things differently. buff.ly/4cDpCwc

Excited to have a short story coming out in the next issue of the Cincinnati Review. Keep an eye out!

Congratulations to contributor WEAR A MASK, whose collection, TOY SOLDIERS, is released today by Action, Spectacle! buff.ly/3TB1Gkv

On our site: an interview w/ Douglas Kearney, 2024 Elliston Poet-in-Residence at UC English . See him lecture on 'Playing the Changing Same' on Tuesday, Apr. 2, at 5:30 p.m. & read his poetry on Thursday, Apr. 4, at 6 p.m., both in the @ellistonproject.

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'The studio feels like a living, breathing entity which excites me—we’re always evolving and trying new things.'

The latest in our Writers' Day Job series is rebecca griswold, a poet and co-owner of White Whale Tattoo. buff.ly/3PCwYGb

Two important things about today: 1) it’s Cincinnati Reds opening day. 2) It’s proofs day.

Big thanks, again to Cincinnati Review eds. Lisa Ampleman, Holli Carrell, and team, for giving my (first published flash fiction) piece, 'Motherlode,' a home in the miCRo series this week. miCRo: “Motherlode” by Therese Gleason cincinnatireview.com/micro/micro-mo…