Jessi Lewis

Jessi Lewis has her MFA in fiction and an MA in Writing and Rhetoric. She was one of the founding editors of Cheat River Review and now works to bring her own fiction, poetry and essays to eyes each month.     Twitter: @jessiwrit

How Did I Go This Long Without Reading Any Toni Morrison?

There’s a bit of a buzz about Toni Morrison coming out with her new book this year. It will be ...

On Authors (Over)Sharing Their Writing Regrets

While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...

Side Effects of Being An English Major

English majors were taught to analyze, to find humanity in writing, to see society reflected in texts. Once you break free ...

On Amazing Library Special Collections

In graduate school, I went into our university library and was able to look over a Shakespeare First Folio. I had ...

Literary Tourism: Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh is one of those cities that’s bouncing back from the collapse of industry to be something of a secret ...

Excellent Feasting Scenes in Literature

There is something fascinating about our instinctual relationship with feasts. Food is both our greatest love and our greatest weakness. Social eating ...

A Love Letter to the Dear America Series

There were a couple very specific things I loved as a nine-year-old when it came to books. Book It was ...

Let’s Welcome Flash Fiction To The Party

In my infinitely nerdy reading obsessions, I’ve come across a genre of fiction that so many readers scoff at, while ...

Once Upon a Midnight Dreary: A Collection of Facts About Poe’s “The Raven”

You remember the poem “The Raven,” the man in the chamber, and the constant quote of “Nevermore,” right? For some ...

On Authors (Over)Sharing Their Writing Regrets

When authors speak about their work, it’s kind of like hearing a slight intervention from a God building worlds. We ...