Introduction to Issue Twelve
A Note from the Editors
Here in June, at the height of summer, we are reminded of summers past, of their tall grass and golden afternoons, their fireflies and humid nights. Like this season, Issue Twelve hums with memory, with moments and landscapes that have formed us but which might still be forming themselves.
Whether in the countryside or at sea, in train stations, basketball courts, or deserts, our contributors invite you to look back while also becoming. You might experience a sudden kind of shaping, like being pulled up from water towards the sun, or you might find an almost imperceptible movement over years, perhaps millennia, like a rock formation slowly carved out by time and impact. You might even find yourself contemplating constancy in an uncertain future, the way amber still holds a story from eons ago or seeds scattered today might bloom for decades to come.
As you guide yourself through this issue, we hope that you will immerse yourself fully, exploring what once was, becoming a part of what could be.
Issue Twelve image credits: all images featured in the issue’s table of contents were taken or provided by our contributors with the following exceptions: photo credit Rahul Viswanath on Unsplash for Cindy Botha’s “Three Poems”; photo credit Jeremy Wallace on Unsplash for Kenny Bradley’s “The Boys Don’t Hoop in West Centennial Park”; photo credit Melissa Thomas-Croteau for Amy de Rouvray’s “Swallowed by the Sea.”; photo credit ChristianaT on Pixabay for Casey Knott’s “The Weight of It Two Different Things”; photo credit Nathan Anderson on Unsplash for Elizabeth' Loudon’s “Ancestry”; photo credit Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash for Cecilia Maddison’s “Sisters”; photo credit William Bliven (family photo) for Carla Panciera’s “You Would Have Loved It Here”; photo credit benkrut on iStock for Claudia Saleeby Savage’s “Viridian”; photo credit Bruce Kee on Unsplash for Nancy Takacs’ “Bread and Butter”; photo credit Adam Ulrich on Unsplash for Carey Taylor’s “Praise the Childhood of Borderless Roaming”; photo credit Erin Calabria for the issue cover.