R2: The River Rat

Cover image by Julia Flock of two children riding a dragon through a garden. Text reads "R2!" and "summer 2025, volume 1, number 3"

Fiction

Christian Alfaro, "Dillo Duke Dynamite, Armadillo-Man"

Madison Boeder, "The Trickster in the Woods"

Rosamel Bookless, "Grazie a Dio!"

Gianna Garcia, "Open House"

Jacqueline Poisot, "The Marbling Facility"

Adrienne Ray, "A Part of Your Family"

Nonfiction

Kelly VanZant, from Silenced Plea: The Child Who Learned Differently

Poetry

Julia Flock, "Are You a Ghost?"

Walt Reid, "Fable for Tears"

Grace Umek, "The Night"

Editor-in-Chief: CJ Scruton

Managing Editor: Ashley Luchinski

Cover art: Julia Flock, "The Willow Kingdom Grew"

This special online issue of R2 features the work of graduating seniors from the MIAD class of 2025.

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