Andrew Bourelle’s debut novel, Heavy Metal is fast and furious. A page-turner, winner of the 2016 Autumn House Fiction Prize, the prose clips like a teenager in a tee-shirt and jean jacket on a bitterly frozen school day, trudging across… Continue Reading
I awoke to the truth, that as a writer, every new story I tell will be tainted with this country’s new reality. I was never naïve. I vehemently opposed the prospect of a Trump presidency from the moment rumors swirled… Continue Reading
It’s that time of year again. Time for candy and costume-making. Pumpkins, goblins, Jell-O shots, Jungle Juice. That’s right. It’s Halloween. The holiday that pretends to be for kids, but is really for party-hungry adults. While your kid is dressing… Continue Reading
If you are actively refining your work for submission into the literary world, praying each time you log-in to Submittable that this will be the time, then think about these things from the perspective of a lit mag submission reader… Continue Reading
I sometimes get sucked into reading Amazon reviews. For many products, they are helpful and warranted (see: Haribo Sugar-Free Gummy Bear 5LB Bag), but I usually stay away from any type of book review on Amazon because they can be… Continue Reading
Founder of Blue Mesa Review, Rudolfo Anaya, is among a select few who will receive a 2015 National Humanities Medal tomorrow, awarded by none other than President Obama. The BMR staff congratulates Rudolfo on this well-deserved acknowledgment of his hard… Continue Reading
Blue Mesa Review is ecstatic to welcome a new faculty advisor to the mix this year, José Orduña. Born in Córdoba, Veracruz, Orduña immigrated to Chicago when he was two. At nine, his family traveled to Ciudad Juárez and filed… Continue Reading
At the AWP conference in Los Angeles earlier this year, I was on a quest for writers with a different style and approach to craft than I’d been exposed to. I browsed the various presses in attendance and asked them… Continue Reading
A few mass shootings ago—that is, a few months ago—I faced my freshman comp students and asked them why. Why was it, did they think, that gun violence was such a problem for the United States? A hand shot up.… Continue Reading
In the last few weeks my emotions have been all over the place. At first I was sad. This story is not a new story. They have been killing us without consequence for hundreds of years. Then I began looking… Continue Reading