"A rowdy, profound ride and worth every second."
           ―Review of Big Muddy by Molly Clasen, NewPages.com

"Big Muddy, a literary journal published by the Southeast Missouri State University Press, is as remarkable as the mighty river it is named after."
         ―David Matteri, NewPages.com

"—a captivating collection."
                                                    —Small Press Review

"The Mississippi is well worth reading about. It is not a commonplace river,
but on the contrary is in all ways remarkable."

—Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi

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