March 19, 2024

Dear Friends,

Spring is here, officially, today. Though in the woods of MoonPark it’s been coming on strong for weeks. We find ourselves, as many others do, across the northern United States, at least, stuck between gratitude for the beautiful mild days, and apprehensive for what it means in the larger scheme of things.

It’s never easy for us to figure out what to say in these Editors’ Notes. We could reflect on updates related to the business of the journal. For example, we’re proud to share that the content in MoonPark Review will soon be searchable in libraries across the globe via the EBSCO database. We’re also proud that “Counting” by Michelle Ross (from Issue 24) was selected for inclusion in the 2024 Best Microfiction anthology. (We have some other proud news that hasn’t been officially announced yet, so that will have to wait for the next Editors’ Note!)

We could also reflect on our editorial practices; what’s changed, and what remains the same. On the change side, we aren’t as much of a “fast response” market as we used to be. Our inbox fills quickly and it’s still just the two of us doing literally everything for the production of the MoonPark Review endeavor. We’ve resisted expanding our Masthead for a couple of reasons. First, we both used to have big jobs that involved managing lots of people and processes. At this stage of our lives, we like keeping things a bit simpler. We like curating the stories we publish together, just the two of us.

When you submit to MoonPark Review, you can rest assured that at least one of the editors has read your story or prose poem to completion. And when you’re published in MoonPark Review you can be certain that both editors read and loved your story or prose poem so much that it was selected as one of just 13 pieces we chose to feature that quarter. So, that makes MoonPark Review a very personal endeavor for us, and we like it that way.

In this, our 27th Issue, the power of story is strong. From the trenches of war to a smoothie shop full of grief, across the multi-verse, and nestled in a deer stand among the trees. You’ll find parents, spouses, and children, philosophers and seelie wights, actors and clowns, smooth-chested men in dark dreams, and kestrels soaring above. The power of story connects us all.

Happy Equinox, and welcome to our Spring 2024 edition of MoonPark Review.

Warmly,
Mary Lynn & Lesley Weston-Reed

 

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