Walrus Sarp Sozdinler __________ Where the name came from, I have no clue. I don’t believe anyone knows, not really. God knows the first time I heard it, my spine tingled in alarm. I don’t like the looks of them, those walruses. Someone told us back then that the name sounds even worse…
Read MoreChecking Out Library Books Deborah Chava Singer __________ I was sixteen and starting college early. Smartphones didn’t exist. People carried pagers; I didn’t own one yet. It was long before social media; going online was pay-per-minute. With hours between classes sometimes I’d take the bus downtown to the big library. …
Read MoreCircle of Fifths Richard Bader __________ Ronald quit the chorus. He didn’t consider this the end of his singing career — there were lots of other places he could sing, that could make use of his talents, talents that he perhaps thought were greater than they actually were — but…
Read MorePride, June ’25 Editor: Vallie Lynn Watson Guest Editor: Robbie Hess Managing Editor: Karris Rae Associate Editor: Taryn White Assistant Editors: Leah Joseph, Jade Turner, Meilyn Woods Deborah Chava Singer, “Rainbow Blossoms,” Digital Artwork Letter from the Editor by Vallie Lynn Watson Letter from the Guest Editor by Robbie Hess…
Read MoreFinding Home: Immigration and Displacement, May ’25 Editor: Vallie Lynn Watson Guest Editor: Leah Joseph Managing Editor: Karris Rae Associate Editor: Taryn White Assistant Editors: Robbie Hess, Jade Turner, Meilyn Woods Interns: Ta’Mya Davis, Elaine Schroeder Donna Turan, “Liberty’s Lament,” Acrylic, marker, and pen on canvas Letter from the Editor…
Read MoreLetter from the Editor Vallie Lynn Watson __________ Summer is meant to be a time of rest, but our McNeese MFA students aren’t slowing down! Thanks to Leah Joseph, Boudin‘s got another wowza of an issue. Our Immigration and Displacement CFS brought in an unprecedented amount of submissions and Leah has selected…
Read MoreLetter from the Guest Editor Leah Jiazi Joseph __________ What is home and how do we find it? How do we make sense of it? It is difficult to unwrap the layers of the definition, as they range from the physical dwelling where your belongings are, the area you’re from,…
Read MoreGinsberg’s Transient Domicile Jay Daugherty __________ __________ Jay Daughery‘s oil painting “Ginsberg’s Transient Domicile” was created by combining frottage and automatism. The title is a play on the 2004 film Howl’s Moving Castle and Allen Ginsberg’s famous poem “Howl”. He first encountered Buddhism as a homeless teenager traveling across America—an experience that…
Read MoreLike Bursting Jellyfish Across the Neon Sea Alexandra McAnarney __________ When the first bomb goes off it’s far enough away from home that it’s easy to confuse for a stray thunder burst. The girl, who lies awake as she does most nights since she arrived back in the capital city…
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