Mud Season Review
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Mud Season Review is an international literary journal affiliated with the Burlington Writers Workshop. We seek to celebrate the full process of artistic creation, from inspiration to publication.
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"We’re at an interesting point in history where the degree to which we are living online is almost equal to the degree we are living out in the world..."
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Between the Believer and the Skeptic: An Interview with Eli Karren - Mud Season Review
I love the line “you wouldn’t like it here.” What makes the speaker so sure there is nothing on the other side of death? Do you agree with the ghost ...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"We’re at an interesting point in history where the degree to which we are living online is almost equal to the degree we are living out in the world..."
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My first ever Pushcart Prize nomination! I'm so incredibly honored! Wow. Stunned and in tears. Thank you so much @mudseasonreview.bsky.social!
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My first ever Pushcart Prize nomination! I'm so incredibly honored! Wow. Stunned and in tears. Thank you so much @mudseasonreview.bsky.social!
"There’s some kind of magic growing up in east Iowa, always gazing across the river into Illinois, that lends itself to daydream and fantasy..."
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Flying Into Something More True: An Interview with Summer Hammond - Mud Season Review
“Dove” is infused with layers of family dynamics. What does family mean to you? This is a big question, and one I’ve had reason to meditate on at great length ...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"There’s some kind of magic growing up in east Iowa, always gazing across the river into Illinois, that lends itself to daydream and fantasy..."
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Please join us in congratulating Leah Holbrook Sackett, creative nonfiction reader for Mud Season Review, on the release of her book Death Is a Hungry Angel! Join Anna in her isolation as she delves into the shadows of her new home and her heart to defeat the angel of death, Samael.
October 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Please join us in congratulating Leah Holbrook Sackett, creative nonfiction reader for Mud Season Review, on the release of her book Death Is a Hungry Angel! Join Anna in her isolation as she delves into the shadows of her new home and her heart to defeat the angel of death, Samael.
Reminder: Art and poetry submissions close soon! Visit mudseasonreview.com/submit to learn more.
Please note: fiction and creative nonfiction submissions are currently closed due to high volume. Thanks for sending us your work!
Please note: fiction and creative nonfiction submissions are currently closed due to high volume. Thanks for sending us your work!
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Reminder: Art and poetry submissions close soon! Visit mudseasonreview.com/submit to learn more.
Please note: fiction and creative nonfiction submissions are currently closed due to high volume. Thanks for sending us your work!
Please note: fiction and creative nonfiction submissions are currently closed due to high volume. Thanks for sending us your work!
Reminder: Art and poetry submissions close soon! Visit mudseasonreview.com/submit to learn more.
Please note: fiction and creative nonfiction submissions are currently closed due to high volume. Thanks for sending us your work!
Please note: fiction and creative nonfiction submissions are currently closed due to high volume. Thanks for sending us your work!
October 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Reminder: Art and poetry submissions close soon! Visit mudseasonreview.com/submit to learn more.
Please note: fiction and creative nonfiction submissions are currently closed due to high volume. Thanks for sending us your work!
Please note: fiction and creative nonfiction submissions are currently closed due to high volume. Thanks for sending us your work!
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Mud Season Review is open for submissions from 10/1-10/31! Send us your best art, fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. To review the full guidelines, please visit mudseasonreview.com/submit.
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mud Season Review is open for submissions from 10/1-10/31! Send us your best art, fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. To review the full guidelines, please visit mudseasonreview.com/submit.
"I’ve read so many stories of other survivors throughout the years – they made me feel seen, gave me hope, and made me feel less alone."
Creative nonfiction reader Jen Bryant interviewed author Heather Marie Cline about transforming pain into purpose for Mud Season Review. 🔗 in comments!
Creative nonfiction reader Jen Bryant interviewed author Heather Marie Cline about transforming pain into purpose for Mud Season Review. 🔗 in comments!
October 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"I’ve read so many stories of other survivors throughout the years – they made me feel seen, gave me hope, and made me feel less alone."
Creative nonfiction reader Jen Bryant interviewed author Heather Marie Cline about transforming pain into purpose for Mud Season Review. 🔗 in comments!
Creative nonfiction reader Jen Bryant interviewed author Heather Marie Cline about transforming pain into purpose for Mud Season Review. 🔗 in comments!
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Very happy to see my nonfiction story 'A Way Out of Nowhere' included in this week's Memoir Monday roundup by Memoir Land!
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Monday Roundup 10/6/25: Personal Essays, Workshops, Calls for Submissions
Plus workshops from Narratively Academy, Literary Liberation, Best American Essays, an accountability program from Writing Co-Lab, a survey for memoirists, and a couple of calls for submissions.
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October 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Very happy to see my nonfiction story 'A Way Out of Nowhere' included in this week's Memoir Monday roundup by Memoir Land!
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"It is as if every layer of the visual world drives me to pick up a paintbrush, a stark white, smooth, blank canvas or board and begin to develop a new painting."
See "Androgyny" and more from featured artist Jennifer Follman at mudseasonreview.com.
See "Androgyny" and more from featured artist Jennifer Follman at mudseasonreview.com.
October 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"It is as if every layer of the visual world drives me to pick up a paintbrush, a stark white, smooth, blank canvas or board and begin to develop a new painting."
See "Androgyny" and more from featured artist Jennifer Follman at mudseasonreview.com.
See "Androgyny" and more from featured artist Jennifer Follman at mudseasonreview.com.
"Curling iron in hand, I’d stood my ground. For the first time, I’d fought back."
Read the rest of "Dove" by Summer Hammond in our 10th anniversary issue. Link in comments!
🎨: "Samantha" by Judith Skillman
Read the rest of "Dove" by Summer Hammond in our 10th anniversary issue. Link in comments!
🎨: "Samantha" by Judith Skillman
October 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"Curling iron in hand, I’d stood my ground. For the first time, I’d fought back."
Read the rest of "Dove" by Summer Hammond in our 10th anniversary issue. Link in comments!
🎨: "Samantha" by Judith Skillman
Read the rest of "Dove" by Summer Hammond in our 10th anniversary issue. Link in comments!
🎨: "Samantha" by Judith Skillman
Mud Season Review is open for submissions from 10/1-10/31! Send us your best art, fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. To review the full guidelines, please visit mudseasonreview.com/submit.
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mud Season Review is open for submissions from 10/1-10/31! Send us your best art, fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. To review the full guidelines, please visit mudseasonreview.com/submit.
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My nonfiction story ‘A Way Out of Nowhere’ is now published in issue #79 of Mud Season Review. Dealing with themes such as abuse, isolation, poverty, generational cycles, escape, hope & how kindness can save lives - all through the eyes of a child: mudseasonreview.com/2025/09/nonf...
Creative Nonfiction Issue #79 - Mud Season Review
A Way Out Of Nowhere My stepdad, Jay, jumped on the hood of the car as Mom was backing out of the driveway, then kicked the windshield in to stop her from leaving. Tiny, clear-blue shards flew with en...
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September 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My nonfiction story ‘A Way Out of Nowhere’ is now published in issue #79 of Mud Season Review. Dealing with themes such as abuse, isolation, poverty, generational cycles, escape, hope & how kindness can save lives - all through the eyes of a child: mudseasonreview.com/2025/09/nonf...
"My mind had gone into auto-pilot, and it was as if my feet were moving of their own accord."
Read "A Way Out of Nowhere" by Heather Marie Cline in our 10th anniversary issue (link in comments).
📸: "Winter's Wonderment" by Gael Blake
Read "A Way Out of Nowhere" by Heather Marie Cline in our 10th anniversary issue (link in comments).
📸: "Winter's Wonderment" by Gael Blake
September 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"My mind had gone into auto-pilot, and it was as if my feet were moving of their own accord."
Read "A Way Out of Nowhere" by Heather Marie Cline in our 10th anniversary issue (link in comments).
📸: "Winter's Wonderment" by Gael Blake
Read "A Way Out of Nowhere" by Heather Marie Cline in our 10th anniversary issue (link in comments).
📸: "Winter's Wonderment" by Gael Blake
"When Michael Jackson slides into my DMs
asking for a bitcoin or two, I am sure
that nothing sits on the other side of death."
Read more poetry by Eli Karren in our 10th anniversary issue! Link in comments.
🎨: "The Deep Sleep" by Kathy Bruce.
asking for a bitcoin or two, I am sure
that nothing sits on the other side of death."
Read more poetry by Eli Karren in our 10th anniversary issue! Link in comments.
🎨: "The Deep Sleep" by Kathy Bruce.
September 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"When Michael Jackson slides into my DMs
asking for a bitcoin or two, I am sure
that nothing sits on the other side of death."
Read more poetry by Eli Karren in our 10th anniversary issue! Link in comments.
🎨: "The Deep Sleep" by Kathy Bruce.
asking for a bitcoin or two, I am sure
that nothing sits on the other side of death."
Read more poetry by Eli Karren in our 10th anniversary issue! Link in comments.
🎨: "The Deep Sleep" by Kathy Bruce.
Issue #79 marks 10 years of Mud Season Review! 🎉 Featuring artwork by Jennifer Follman, poetry by Eli Karren, fiction by Summer Hammond, creative Nonfiction by Heather Marie Cline, and letters from MSR co-founders Rebecca Starks and Danielle Thierry.
September 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Issue #79 marks 10 years of Mud Season Review! 🎉 Featuring artwork by Jennifer Follman, poetry by Eli Karren, fiction by Summer Hammond, creative Nonfiction by Heather Marie Cline, and letters from MSR co-founders Rebecca Starks and Danielle Thierry.
Please join us in welcoming our newest editors and readers to Mud Season Review. We're thrilled to have you on board! 🎉
And many thanks to our former editors Shalom Kasim, Jonah Meyer, and Michelle Quick. We're truly grateful for all of your hard work!
And many thanks to our former editors Shalom Kasim, Jonah Meyer, and Michelle Quick. We're truly grateful for all of your hard work!
September 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Please join us in welcoming our newest editors and readers to Mud Season Review. We're thrilled to have you on board! 🎉
And many thanks to our former editors Shalom Kasim, Jonah Meyer, and Michelle Quick. We're truly grateful for all of your hard work!
And many thanks to our former editors Shalom Kasim, Jonah Meyer, and Michelle Quick. We're truly grateful for all of your hard work!
Two new interviews are up at Mud Season Review! Editors Michelle Quick and Lenore Weiss spoke with past MSR contributors Phi Phi AN and Sarah McKinley about their work and creative processes. Read them here: https://www.rfr.bz/b88e9fa
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August 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Two new interviews are up at Mud Season Review! Editors Michelle Quick and Lenore Weiss spoke with past MSR contributors Phi Phi AN and Sarah McKinley about their work and creative processes. Read them here: https://www.rfr.bz/b88e9fa
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Submissions are open from July 1-31! Send us your best poetry, artwork, fiction, or creative nonfiction. We pay a small honorarium for accepted pieces. Visit mudseasonreview.com/submit to learn more.
🎨: "Oranges on the Train" by Josie Levin for Issue #78.
🎨: "Oranges on the Train" by Josie Levin for Issue #78.
July 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Submissions are open from July 1-31! Send us your best poetry, artwork, fiction, or creative nonfiction. We pay a small honorarium for accepted pieces. Visit mudseasonreview.com/submit to learn more.
🎨: "Oranges on the Train" by Josie Levin for Issue #78.
🎨: "Oranges on the Train" by Josie Levin for Issue #78.
Mud Season Review is seeking volunteer readers for Poetry and Creative Nonfiction submissions! If you're interested in reviewing creative, thought-provoking work from emerging and established writers, this role is for you. Please contact Suzanne Guess to apply!
July 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Mud Season Review is seeking volunteer readers for Poetry and Creative Nonfiction submissions! If you're interested in reviewing creative, thought-provoking work from emerging and established writers, this role is for you. Please contact Suzanne Guess to apply!
Submissions are open from July 1-31! Send us your best poetry, artwork, fiction, or creative nonfiction. We pay a small honorarium for accepted pieces. Visit mudseasonreview.com/submit to learn more.
🎨: "Oranges on the Train" by Josie Levin for Issue #78.
🎨: "Oranges on the Train" by Josie Levin for Issue #78.
July 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Submissions are open from July 1-31! Send us your best poetry, artwork, fiction, or creative nonfiction. We pay a small honorarium for accepted pieces. Visit mudseasonreview.com/submit to learn more.
🎨: "Oranges on the Train" by Josie Levin for Issue #78.
🎨: "Oranges on the Train" by Josie Levin for Issue #78.
Issue 78 is here! Mud Season Review's latest edition features artwork by Josie Levin, poetry by Jae Newman, fiction by Linea Jantz, and creative nonfiction by Maggie Hart.
Head to mudseasonreview.com to check it out!
🎨: "Just Like Popeye" by Josie Levin.
Head to mudseasonreview.com to check it out!
🎨: "Just Like Popeye" by Josie Levin.
July 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Issue 78 is here! Mud Season Review's latest edition features artwork by Josie Levin, poetry by Jae Newman, fiction by Linea Jantz, and creative nonfiction by Maggie Hart.
Head to mudseasonreview.com to check it out!
🎨: "Just Like Popeye" by Josie Levin.
Head to mudseasonreview.com to check it out!
🎨: "Just Like Popeye" by Josie Levin.
Become a Mud Season Review Volunteer Reader.
Our volunteer readers carefully evaluate the submissions we receive and determine to recommend to the editorial team for consideration. Would you consider joining us?
Email:
sguess@mudseasonreview.com
For more info.
Our volunteer readers carefully evaluate the submissions we receive and determine to recommend to the editorial team for consideration. Would you consider joining us?
Email:
sguess@mudseasonreview.com
For more info.
June 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Become a Mud Season Review Volunteer Reader.
Our volunteer readers carefully evaluate the submissions we receive and determine to recommend to the editorial team for consideration. Would you consider joining us?
Email:
sguess@mudseasonreview.com
For more info.
Our volunteer readers carefully evaluate the submissions we receive and determine to recommend to the editorial team for consideration. Would you consider joining us?
Email:
sguess@mudseasonreview.com
For more info.
Mud Season Review is looking for a new Managing Editor (a volunteer role).
Primary responsibility: build and publish quarterly issues in WordPress.
Candidates must have WordPress experience and be able to make routine tech updates.
Email: editor@mudseasonreview.com
Primary responsibility: build and publish quarterly issues in WordPress.
Candidates must have WordPress experience and be able to make routine tech updates.
Email: editor@mudseasonreview.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Mud Season Review is looking for a new Managing Editor (a volunteer role).
Primary responsibility: build and publish quarterly issues in WordPress.
Candidates must have WordPress experience and be able to make routine tech updates.
Email: editor@mudseasonreview.com
Primary responsibility: build and publish quarterly issues in WordPress.
Candidates must have WordPress experience and be able to make routine tech updates.
Email: editor@mudseasonreview.com
Miss an issue of Mud Season Review? Browse our full archive at https://www.rfr.bz/bfbdcf1
🎨: Fernanda Morales Tovar for Issue 73. https://www.rfr.bz/b4ec53f
🎨: Fernanda Morales Tovar for Issue 73. https://www.rfr.bz/b4ec53f
May 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Miss an issue of Mud Season Review? Browse our full archive at https://www.rfr.bz/bfbdcf1
🎨: Fernanda Morales Tovar for Issue 73. https://www.rfr.bz/b4ec53f
🎨: Fernanda Morales Tovar for Issue 73. https://www.rfr.bz/b4ec53f