It took me a long, long time to be able to write about my parents’ deaths. A huge thanks, then, to Mud Season Review‘s staff, especially Andrew Miller (CNF Editor) and Suzanne Guess (Editor-in-Chief) for giving my segmented essay, “Pugilism,” a home. [Accompanying artwork: “Malkinson’s Iceberg” (2025) by Sean Bw Parker]
Barrett Bowlin 
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