{"id":18466,"date":"2025-01-28T22:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T04:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/?p=18466"},"modified":"2025-01-31T15:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T21:17:06","slug":"letter-from-the-editor-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2025\/01\/28\/letter-from-the-editor-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from the Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Letter from the Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-765c4724 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61556140010887\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-instagram  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/boudin_mcneese\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,4.622c2.403,0,2.688,0.009,3.637,0.052c0.877,0.04,1.354,0.187,1.671,0.31c0.42,0.163,0.72,0.358,1.035,0.673 c0.315,0.315,0.51,0.615,0.673,1.035c0.123,0.317,0.27,0.794,0.31,1.671c0.043,0.949,0.052,1.234,0.052,3.637 s-0.009,2.688-0.052,3.637c-0.04,0.877-0.187,1.354-0.31,1.671c-0.163,0.42-0.358,0.72-0.673,1.035 c-0.315,0.315-0.615,0.51-1.035,0.673c-0.317,0.123-0.794,0.27-1.671,0.31c-0.949,0.043-1.233,0.052-3.637,0.052 s-2.688-0.009-3.637-0.052c-0.877-0.04-1.354-0.187-1.671-0.31c-0.42-0.163-0.72-0.358-1.035-0.673 c-0.315-0.315-0.51-0.615-0.673-1.035c-0.123-0.317-0.27-0.794-0.31-1.671C4.631,14.688,4.622,14.403,4.622,12 s0.009-2.688,0.052-3.637c0.04-0.877,0.187-1.354,0.31-1.671c0.163-0.42,0.358-0.72,0.673-1.035 c0.315-0.315,0.615-0.51,1.035-0.673c0.317-0.123,0.794-0.27,1.671-0.31C9.312,4.631,9.597,4.622,12,4.622 M12,3 C9.556,3,9.249,3.01,8.289,3.054C7.331,3.098,6.677,3.25,6.105,3.472C5.513,3.702,5.011,4.01,4.511,4.511 c-0.5,0.5-0.808,1.002-1.038,1.594C3.25,6.677,3.098,7.331,3.054,8.289C3.01,9.249,3,9.556,3,12c0,2.444,0.01,2.751,0.054,3.711 c0.044,0.958,0.196,1.612,0.418,2.185c0.23,0.592,0.538,1.094,1.038,1.594c0.5,0.5,1.002,0.808,1.594,1.038 c0.572,0.222,1.227,0.375,2.185,0.418C9.249,20.99,9.556,21,12,21s2.751-0.01,3.711-0.054c0.958-0.044,1.612-0.196,2.185-0.418 c0.592-0.23,1.094-0.538,1.594-1.038c0.5-0.5,0.808-1.002,1.038-1.594c0.222-0.572,0.375-1.227,0.418-2.185 C20.99,14.751,21,14.444,21,12s-0.01-2.751-0.054-3.711c-0.044-0.958-0.196-1.612-0.418-2.185c-0.23-0.592-0.538-1.094-1.038-1.594 c-0.5-0.5-1.002-0.808-1.594-1.038c-0.572-0.222-1.227-0.375-2.185-0.418C14.751,3.01,14.444,3,12,3L12,3z M12,7.378 c-2.552,0-4.622,2.069-4.622,4.622S9.448,16.622,12,16.622s4.622-2.069,4.622-4.622S14.552,7.378,12,7.378z M12,15 c-1.657,0-3-1.343-3-3s1.343-3,3-3s3,1.343,3,3S13.657,15,12,15z M16.804,6.116c-0.596,0-1.08,0.484-1.08,1.08 s0.484,1.08,1.08,1.08c0.596,0,1.08-0.484,1.08-1.08S17.401,6.116,16.804,6.116z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2023\/10\/20\/vallie-lynn-watson\/\">Vallie Lynn Watson<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><br>January, 2025, has been historic down here on the bayou. Not only does it mark&nbsp;<em>Boudin<\/em>\u2019s one-year anniversary of becoming a monthly, we also had our first blizzard warning, ever! This elusive southern snow provided the perfect setting to compile Boudin\u2019s Winter Extravaganza. And what an extravaganza it is! We were overwhelmed with amazing writing, and this issue&#8211;a double of sorts&#8211;is stuffed to the gills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The McNeese extravaganza doesn&#8217;t show any signs of slowing; our spring is going to be a big one.&nbsp;<em>Boudin<\/em>&nbsp;is hosting its first ever chapbook contest, judged by Roxane Gay, the 2025 AWP Conference keynote speaker. Please consider submitting your flash fiction chapbook in our competition, and please come by and see us at the&nbsp;<em>Boudin\/McNeeseReview<\/em>\/MFA&nbsp;booth at AWP in Los Angeles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We\u2019re also gearing up for McNeese\u2019s first MFA summer retreat. Five of our MFA students were selected by Michael Martone (fiction) and Shanti Weiland (poetry) to spend nine days on a farm set in the gorgeous hills of Alabama, writing their hearts out and conferencing with Martone and Weiland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">McNeese has become my home in the short eighteen months that I\u2019ve been here; it\u2019s an incredibly welcoming place with great opportunities. Join the extravaganza and come get your MFA with us! Encourage your writer friends to apply!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/mfa-application-submissions\/\">https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/mfa-application-submissions\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"320\" class=\"wp-image-18511\" style=\"width: 500px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/01\/image0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/01\/image0.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/01\/image0-240x300.jpeg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"#Poppbio\">Amber Popp<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Weaving the Web<\/em>, a gesture drawing inspired by \u201cA Guest For Mr. Spider\u201d from Magnus Archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" id=\"Poppbio\"><strong>Amber Popp<\/strong> discovered her love of art by chance at the age of 10, finding it the perfect outlet for her active imagination. Now a mother of three, she explores all forms of art with an ever-evolving style. Through symbolism, she shares her experiences, inviting viewers to find their own meaning in her work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/01\/boudin-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/01\/boudin-logo-1.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/01\/boudin-logo-1-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2025\/01\/27\/sweeter-than-sugar\/\">Next<\/a> \ud83e\udca1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To learn more about submitting your work to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/boudin-submissions\/\">Boudin<\/a><\/em> or applying to McNeese State University&#8217;s Creative Writing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/mfa-application-submissions\/\">MFA program<\/a>, please visit Submissions for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letter from the Editor Vallie Lynn Watson __________ January, 2025, has been historic down here on the bayou. Not only does it mark&nbsp;Boudin\u2019s one-year anniversary of becoming a monthly, we also had our first blizzard warning, ever! This elusive southern snow provided the perfect setting to compile Boudin\u2019s Winter Extravaganza. And what an extravaganza it&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[222],"tags":[75],"class_list":["post-18466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-winter-extravaganza","tag-boudin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18466"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18707,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18466\/revisions\/18707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}