Tax Avoidance vs. Evasion: A Lesson in Semantics | Raven Rucker
The onset of tax season creates a mix of excitement and dread for most Americans. The prospect of an incomeContinue Reading
Author: Blue Muse Magazine
Blue Muse Magazine is a general interest literary magazine published by the students of the English Department at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut. We publish poetry, fiction, and a gamut of creative nonfiction on anything and everything the blue muse inspires us to write.
Escape Rooms on the Rise: Riddles Keep Customers Guessing for a Way Out | Jared Burgess
“Welcome to The Mall! You’ve reentered the building because one of you has lost their wallet, and their keys toContinue Reading
Show Cancelled: How Independent Artists Thrived When the World was Shut Down | Danny Contreras
On the penultimate Friday of April 2022, the sunshine cuts through the cerulean sky. The bright light reflects off theContinue Reading
Menstruation Frustration: Women’s Health Needs to be Taught. Period. | Annalise Torres
The sound of air decompressing as the huge yellow school bus’s brakes engaged was all nine-year-old Layza Ramos needed toContinue Reading
Title IX at 50: An Assessment of Equity in Women’s Sports | Sophie Sallusto
The dogwood and crabapple trees are blossoming in early spring at Stanley Quarter Park in New Britain, Connecticut. In additionContinue Reading
The Great Awakening: Teacher Burnout after COVID-19 | Julia Wnuk
A bright red line of tape forms two lanes of traffic in the hallways of Woodside Intermediate School (WIS) inContinue Reading
Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize – 2022
The Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize is sponsored by the English Department at CCSU. It was created by former English professorContinue Reading
Take Exit 22 Onto The Mobius Strip | Henry Jordan-Reilly
There is no difference Between aspiration and impatience, Between a bright and a daunting Future. Months are not months. TheyContinue Reading
Purity | Madison Culpepper
I grab a bottle of soapand a new spongethen lock myselfin the bathroom.I drop to my knees,next to the moldthatContinue Reading
Blue Muse Interview with Cassandra Purdy | Avary Ann Noto
Bridgewater, Connecticut activist Cassandra Purdy is changing the world one pizza at a time. She created her mobile wood-fired pizzaContinue Reading
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