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AWP – Blue Mesa Style

March 6, 2018bmreditr

With AWP starting Thursday, we’ve been planning how to best spend our time, aside from nightly dance party and open bar. When not tearing up the dance floor or working our table (T338), the Blue Mesa Review staff shares the… Continue Reading →

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Let the Movida Live

February 28, 2018bmreditr

By Olivia Padilla As I sift through the synopses of the New York Times bestsellers, I can’t help but grumble. Same old, same old. See, I can’t relate to contemporary literature – never have. I first came to this realization… Continue Reading →

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On Female Characters

February 21, 2018Tatiana Duvanova

Recently, I was sent a submission. I looked over the cover letter and the summary of the piece, and I really wanted to like it. It dealt with an important topic, was set in a place I wanted to know… Continue Reading →

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Gun Problem or Leadership Problem?

February 15, 2018Steve Howe

The views expressed are solely those of the author and not necessarily those of Blue Mesa Review.    On Wednesday afternoon, I was meeting with Blue Mesa Review advisor, Mark Sundeen, when he saw an alert on his laptop. He… Continue Reading →

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Better Not Call? A Curated Tour of Albuquerque’s Attorney Billboards

January 17, 2018bmreditr

By the Staff Readers of Blue Mesa Review   Albuquerque’s Better Call Saul elevated an ambulance-chaser to an American icon. He represents not the nation of law and justice that we believe in, but the one of flag-wrapped scams and… Continue Reading →

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ABQ #MeToo Monologues

December 8, 2017Lydia Wassan

TIME Magazine did not select President Donald Trump as person of the year. Instead, TIME selected The Silence Breakers, a collective of women and men—some unidentified—who have spoken publically against sexual harassment and assault. TIME is acknowledging their courage for… Continue Reading →

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Don’t Speak! …In the First Line

November 30, 2017bmreditr

by Maxine Porter   As a Blue Mesa Review reader, I evaluate a lot of fiction for the magazine. I see the same mistakes made over and over again. One of the most persistent, and  most unfortunate, is the use of dialogue… Continue Reading →

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Winner, Winner, Turkey Dinner!

November 22, 2017bmreditr

We are giving thanks this holiday season for all those who make Blue Mesa Review possible; our readers, contributors, contest judges, our host university, and the literary community. And we want to offer a special thanks and congratulations to our… Continue Reading →

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Are You an American Citizen? Asked on a Highway in the Middle of New Mexico (Which is Actually an American State, If You Didn’t Know)

November 8, 2017bmreditr

By Amanda Bissell   Ok, so my dad is pretty white. When I was younger, he, my mom, my two sisters and I would pile into our cramped car for a family road trip. Coming from my hometown of Las… Continue Reading →

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How Not to Write a Novel in a Month

November 2, 2017bmreditr

By Mackenzie Thomas   In honor of NaNoWriMo, I have decided to gift you, dear readers, the key to my success. At the very young age of 20, I have not written four best-selling novels, not gotten 20 short stories… Continue Reading →

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