InfiniteMother_v1.0 – Pearlyn Lii

InfiniteMother_v1.0 by Pearlyn Lii     Please explore the piece in full by clicking on the image or on this link. Set in a hellish dreamscape subverting the archetypal shanshui r Chinese rockery, video game film ‘InfiniteMother_v1.0’ bridges connections that cannot be lost—such as inherited genetics—with the filial regret of a wounded Daughter, who anthromophorizes […]

Sardine Commute – Chris Fohl

Sardine Commute by Chris Fohl   A visual poem that playfully represents the visceral experience of the work commute while highlighting the gap between reality and representation.   To view a larger PDF version of this piece, click the image or on this link.  

Inner Lives – Leonardo Flores

Inner Lives by Leonardo Flores   “Inner Lives” generates a 4×3 colorful grid with 12 randomly chosen emoji, each of which is paired with a randomly selected word representing a mood or emotion. This piece invites reflection on the emotional valence of the people represented by emoji and on the inner lives of those we […]

Where the Poems Are – E.C. Gannon

Where the Poems Are by E.C. Gannon   “Where the Poems Are” is my response to AI-generated poetry and where, I think, its deficiencies lie.   The machines do not know sadness. They do not sit in parks in November, pulling their flannel tighter against the wind, waiting for a conversation, a couple on rollerskates, […]

It’s Always Only Been You – Emi Wood Scully

It’s Always Only Been You by Emi Wood Scully   This poem is about a very scary evening when my mother (who is also my best friend in the entire world) became ill and had to go to the ER for testing. While I anxiously waited for her phone call, I reflected on a time […]

Unsubscribe From All – Agustin Rosa

Unsubscribe From All by Agustin Rosa   Please explore the piece in fullscreen by clicking on this link.   A web-based unsubscription form unfolds into an interactive horror story about the paranoia and dysmorphia of modern digital life in the corporate platform complex, narrative paths unfolding differently depending on your choices.       

THIS JUST IN – Isha Pati

THIS JUST IN by Isha Pati   THIS JUST IN follows a lonely news anchor as he stalks his womanizing coworker.   Brian knew that Mitch kept a spare key under the potted plant on his porch. Brian also knew that, although Mitch would never admit it, he kept that plant because self-proclaimed pickup artist […]

Spring 2024 Editors’ Note and Contributor Bios

Spring 2024 Editors’ Note By Emilia Borjas and Mary Fischer   Welcome to the Spring 2024 issue of The New River: A Journal of Digital Art & Literature. Is it possible our salvation may be found in attention? Not scrolling or looking away, not making quick categorizations or calculations, but attempting to see and witness. […]