A Day Trip to a Quiet Campus | Drew Pothanszky
Well, at least there’s plenty of parking. Pulling up behind Vance Garage at Central Connecticut State University and finding aContinue Reading
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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.
A Whole Joint: Talking to my Father About His Medicine | Scott Purdie
I was at the tail end of seventh grade when my father was diagnosed with a blood cancer called MultipleContinue Reading
Meaning of Mirth: Re-Discovering the Healing Power of Laughter | Ryan Day
Global climate patterns changing drastically, overcharged political conflicts spilling over into the streets, police shooting unarmed black men, India’s CovidContinue Reading
Blue Muse Interview with Dr. David Aronoff | Julia Rodman
Dr. David Aronoff is an infectious disease specialist and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Vanderbilt UniversityContinue Reading
Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize – 2021
The Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize is sponsored by the English Department at CCSU. It was created by former English professorContinue Reading
Unplugged: Living Life Simply | Nathaniel Reynolds
Fifteen minutes before the Blue Muse editorial meeting, I have a brief panic attack because I forgot to confirm theContinue Reading
Women in Construction: Building Bridges into a Male-Dominated Industry | Jenna Fama
In 1995, Coca-Cola released an infamous Diet Coke television commercial. The ad depicted a male construction worker taking a “DietContinue Reading
The Stories in Stone: Walking Through Fountain Hill Cemetery with Pastor Tim | Marina Capezzone
“I take interest in the fact that I’ve supervised putting a lot of these people in here over the yearsContinue Reading
Browsing Books at Niantic’s Iconic Book Barn | Julia Conant
“Is the bobblehead queen in the window for sale?” An older woman asks the young blue-shirted bookseller roaming the floorContinue Reading
Transition in Trans Health Care: How the COVID-19 Pandemic has Affected Transgender People | Kethry Bentz
“Dude, I didn’t have testosterone for three months.” My Zoom window is filled with the bright face of Coletrane, aContinue Reading
