As fall approaches, summer lingers like a guest turning back on your doorstep, not quite ready to let your time together end. Summer smiles and offers one last story, one last laugh together, one last moment before saying her goodbye. She is the taste of watermelon clinging to your lips before you take a sip of water, the child giving your hand one last squeeze before letting go on their first day of school.

Like summer, the poetry, prose, and art in this issue will linger with you, not ready to leave your thoughts long after you've finished taking in the words. They seesaw between summer and fall, between mother and child, between love and loss. Read more...