Readers ask a tall task of our authors: to entertain us for as long as they have our attention, to transport us, to paint a vivid picture, and to give the reader a peek into the author's mind. And while each reader enters into this journey with a different perspective, for an author to be successful, his or her writing must transcend the differences in the readers and relate to what is common among us all: the human experience.
[...] There is no theme, or discernable pattern for why these stories, vignettes and poems have been placed together. Of course, the reverse effect is that each entry is a fresh beginning. The entries stand alone much stronger than the journal works as a whole. From an editorial standpoint, Subtropics could have benefited from better directional vision. I was interested to learn how the inclusions were selected, under what criteria, if any. I found myself spending more time thinking about how these entries were selected, [...]
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