{"id":21926,"date":"2026-04-18T13:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/?p=21926"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:42:32","slug":"third-annual-pet-writing-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2026\/04\/18\/third-annual-pet-writing-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Annual Pet Writing Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Third Annual Pet Writing Contest<\/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\" 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Lynn Watson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Managing Editor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2023\/10\/20\/karris-rae\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2022\/10\/30\/abbie-skinner\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2023\/10\/20\/taryn-white\/\">Taryn White<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Associate Editor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2023\/10\/20\/taryn-white\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2025\/01\/29\/leah-joseph\/\">Leah Joseph<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Assistant Editors: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2025\/01\/29\/robbie-hess\/\">Robbie Hess<\/a> and Jade Turner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Intern: Sam Manuel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/Familiar-1024x781.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21947\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"#Watersbio\">David Waters<\/a><\/strong>, &#8220;Familiar,&#8221; ink and ochre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d8461edb25a7108f75d14796b738ccfc\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1dee5\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/letter-from-the-editor-20\/\">Letter from the Editor<\/a> by Vallie Lynn Watson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c94d23b5c6bb98d684cd361c51eb184a\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1dee5\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/letters-from-the-judges\/\">Letters from the Judges<\/a> by Tara Flaherty Guy and Robin 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Human<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> by Shelagh Hardrich<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f5411013e10a859f805dcece568102b9\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1dee5\"><strong><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers\/\">Hope is the thing with feathers<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> by Mark LaMonda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f13aec0a8c385a9820af750f2d4d1c70\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1dee5\"><strong><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/of-the-cats-deathly-inquiries\/\">Of the Cat&#8217;s Deathly Inquiries<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> by Racquel Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c70aa2958b61f4decaa11dcbe8c72378\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1dee5\"><strong>\u201c<a 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wp-elements-a85a0d39a0940fcb86468a7f83500c01\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1dee5\"><strong><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/missys-animal-rescue\/\">Missy&#8217;s Animal Rescue<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> by Bryn Gribben<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-126d97356e154481f4c46a1839b39d8e\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1dee5\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/porcupine-thirty-one-years-later-pocket-gopher-thou-hath-eaten-all-my-daisies-and-so-i-write-this-poem-to-you-the-mallard-and-me\/\"><strong>\u201c<em>Porcupine<\/em>, Thirty-One Years Later\u201d, <strong><strong>\u201cPocket Gopher, Thou Hath Eaten All My Daisies And So I Write This Poem To You\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>, &amp; <strong><strong>\u201cThe Mallard and Me\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/a> by Paige Milatz<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background 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Bird<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> by Emerald Fox<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9a0013e4a6f90a4c7f3c16eb96a57e4a\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1dee5\"><strong><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/critters\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/critters\/\">Critters<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> by Sharon Hoffman<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a639a1102361742360d78d2564524e85\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#d1dee5\"><strong><strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/ancestor-mother-goddess\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/ancestor-mother-goddess\/\">Ancestor, Mother, Goddess<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> by Anissa Lynne Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color 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