Current Volume: Volume 27 (2026)

Editor's Note

Dear reader,

Thank you for your interest in the twenty-seventh issue of the Bryant Literary Review. I’ve been a student editor at the BLR for the past three years and I could not be prouder of my work. I am confident that this collection of compelling writing is among our best. With the use of artificial intelligence on the rise and the creation of original writing in decline, my fellow editors and I were on the hunt for work that felt real: real emotion, real situations, real life. We assembled this collection of short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry because each of these pieces is one of a kind: that is to say, each is fully human. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

I would like to thank every author who submitted to our journal. The world is a better place with your story in it. I’d also like to thank my eighteen (!) fellow student editors and Professors Paul and Roach for their hard work in compiling this issue. Most importantly, I would like to thank you, our readers. Your continued support of the BLR is what enables us to showcase talented authors from around the world. Without you, we would be unable to fulfill our mission to uplift important new literary work.

Olivia Soffey Class of 2026