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River Lerner

River Lerner is an idea given the chance to live. They are training in psychiatry in Boston, MA. (None of this should be taken as medical advice, or really any advice at all.) Elsewhere, they have published poetry and clinical writing. They attribute all good ideas and typos to their cats. They are curious about what you are curious about them. Email: lerner.river [at] gmail.com.

The Art of Holding Things Together by Holding Them Apart

Posted on Monday, Sep 14, 2026 5:00AMMonday, September 14, 2026 by River Lerner

A collage essay by River Lerner A dam and a corset share a certain poetry. The opposing forces along their walls grant function: not only to contain or boundary, but to harness difference. Pressure makes a thing what it is. The work of the world is common as mud. Since being introduced to Marge Piercy’s…

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Slipping: An Initiation into Paracusis Musicalis

Posted on Tuesday, Jun 2, 2026 5:00AMMonday, June 1, 2026 by River Lerner

A collage essay by River Lerner Two looks bookended my time with perfect pitch. Look #1: I am nine, it is a Sunday, and I am sitting in the back of a college classroom amidst children slightly older and significantly smarter. The theory professor sits before us at the piano, his hands obscured by a…

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You Look Good in (Morally) Grey: An Ode to Sarah J. Maas’ Rhysand

Posted on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2026 6:00AMMonday, March 2, 2026 by River Lerner

by River Lerner If one strolled into Lovestruck Books, a floor-level shop that tucked itself into Cambridge’s Brattle Street just over a year ago, one would indeed be struck by the cheery, colorful atmosphere, the warm aroma of coffee from the adjacent cafe, and the giggles of gaggles of women (and odd folks such as…

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