Staff Writes
Dispatches from the Blue Mesa Review Crew
Review of Thank You, John by Michelle Gurule
"If I wanted a different life for myself, if I wanted financial security, or if I ever wanted to own a home, or retire, or even easily afford my existence in the world, then I would need a miracle. John, and the opportunity he presented to sell my body to him, was...
Introducing: Co-Editors-in-Chief Amy Dotson and Gwyneth Henke
by Amy Dotson and Gwyneth Henke
Disgraced Fanfiction Writer to Bestselling Author: The Story of Cassandra Clare
Electra McNeil, BMR staff writer, tells the story of author Cassandra Clare.
When Words Starve You: A book review of Melissa Broder’s Milkfed
Mia Casas, writer and BMR reader, reviews Melissa Broder’s novel, Milkfed for Staff Writes.
Memory, Movement, and Tumbleweeds
Paris Baldante, graduate reader and staff writer for BMR, wonders about wandering.
Hidden Gems: My Favorite Writing Locations in Albuquerque
BMR’s undergraduate reader, Emilia Madrid, explores the options for local writers who are in need of a new location in Albuquerque to help overcome writer’s block.
Fragmented Ars Poetica for the Uncertain Present
Graduate reader and poet, Lucas Garcia, writes in response to the death of Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Gothic Hits
Undergraduate reader, Alexandra Dark, writes for Blue Mesa Review.
Four Books Telling a New Story of the American West
Graduate reader and fiction writer, Julianne Peterman, writes about the American West through the lens of four books.
We Write to Heal Our Wounds: A Conversation with Michelle Otero
Shona Casey interviews Michelle Otero about her memoir, Vessels: A Memoir of Borders, for Blue Mesa Review.
Eat a Peach: a refreshing take on the celebrity memoir
Jordyn Bachmann, undergraduate reader, writes her review of David Chang’s book for Blue Mesa Review.