Issue 5 Letter from the Editor

The Decline of Almost Everything

While going through submissions this season I found myself getting involved with endless distractions. My readings found me lulled to sleep by a hot wooden patio chair, my nose upturned, leaning out for a warm breeze. Or perhaps they found me preoccupied with chasing the finish line of a Sunday crossword, three Sundays past. Or fruitlessly pacing a kind…