Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family

A shelter received a donation of stuffed toys and let each dog pick 1. How selfless. They each only pick 1.

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..." https://www.rfr.bz/b118481

Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!

Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

Happy Halloween! Loving the new Florence and the Machine album! I keep coming back to this song... the last minute and a half is like...💥🤯💥 youtu.be/6UCtdwtXOEc?...

This looks so good!

Seeing a lot of posts like "they want say we are angry, but we showed them we are all about joy" It's ok to be angry, too. Anger is necessary, actually.

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states. Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 999: It’s not just the story that matters, it’s the person telling it. Your stories are filtered through your experience, your culture, your upbringing, your identity. Don’t be afraid to let it show. Those things matter. You matter.

Thank you so much, Jen! 😊

"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!

This Florence Welch interview is....take it in pieces because it is hard, but it is GOOD. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

Very happy to see my nonfiction story 'A Way Out of Nowhere' included in this week's Memoir Monday roundup by Memoir Land! open.substack.com/pub/memoirla...

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.

"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

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 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...

The most amazing feeling!

If the only people who can afford to dedicate their time to art are people who are already making a good living doing something else or independently wealthy you’re going to end up with a very limited selection of viewpoints and experiences.

A short story of mine, published last month by Bright Flash Literary Review. 🙂 #writing #writingcommunity

New here! Hello #writingcommunity!