MFA Student Jocelyn Bermúdez publishes short story in Leon Literary Review

Congratulations to MFA student, Swamp Ape Editor, and publishing powerhouse Jocelyn Bermúdez on publishing a short story—"Juigalpa, Chontales"—in issue 24 of the Leon Literary Review.

An excerpt:

I don’t remember what festival it was, but I remember the way the duck looked at me.

The crowd hummed with excitement as I sat on Papi’s shoulders, my hands lost in his thick hair. His hair was still black then, his shoulders still strong enough to carry me and the weight of all my questions.

I squinted down at hundreds of cream and black sombreros, watching spectators wave their sandinista flags and jeer. The stadium reeked of sweat and smoke, children and women crowding in close. The villagers pushed one another towards the edges of the muddy clearing, each hoping to get a better view of the group of rancheros who were lined up in a row. All of the men were blindfolded and wielding machetes lture. [ . . . ].

Read more of Bermúdez's"Juigalpa, Chontales"at Leon Literary Review.