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Digressions Literary MagazineVolume 13 Article 22016Editor's NoteFaren RajkumarNova Southeastern UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://nsuworks.nova.edu/digressionsPart of the Art and Design Commons, and the Creative Writing CommonsThis Editor's Note is brought to you for free and open access by the CAHSS Journals at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in DigressionsLiterary Magazine by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact nsuworks@nova.edu.Recommended CitationRajkumar, Faren (2016) "Editor's Note," Digressions Literary Magazine: Vol. 13, Article 2.Available at: http://nsuworks.nova.edu/digressions/vol13/iss1/2Editor's NoteAuthor NoteFaren has lived in South Florida for most of her life, and has experienced a valuable four years at NSU in theHonors Program. She is moving on to pursue an MFA in Creative Writing with a poetry concentration, andhopes to publish her poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction while also pursuing a career as a graduateprofessor. As a lover of words through and through, Faren is passionate about the purpose of Digressions, andis also a Writing Fellow tutor and former editor at The Current newspaper. In her spare time, she re-readsnovels, day dreams about the American wilderness, and plays the violin.This editor's note is available in Digressions Literary Magazine: http://nsuworks.nova.edu/digressions/vol13/iss1/2Table of  Contentsiiiiiiiv13 45678910111213151617181920212223242526272829303132333537Staff ListEditor’s NoteTable of  ContentsAbout DigressionsSacrilegious, Juanita CastroDeath’s Epiphany, Kyle BoltsonHeartless, Ezana AssefaBalboa Bars, Lucy SchwartzFriday Night, Tory NjardvikEverything I Am Not Or May Never Be, Dymun Fengshui (Jonathan Back)Purple Flower, Cherrie AliNumb, Tory NjardvikDo Not Be Alarmed, Faren RajkumarA Midday’s Contemplation, Ezana AssefaHand of  Glory - I Get Nervous, Alonzo Williams Woman of  God, Romartine VirgileBehind the Painting, Anna EvoraNight, Sophie-Anne BarilAlive Again, Danielle PierceMoonshine, Faren RajkumarHer Thoughts on Love, Nicole ChavvanesDeseret, Hawk HardyA Reflection on What He’s Done, and Continues to Do, Nicole ChavvanesMCM, Julie Saint-FleurDymun Fengshui (Jonathan Back), Jonathan BackThe House of  Bodies, Tory NjardvikHand of  Glory - Strange Motions, Alonzo WilliamsShelf  Life, Faren RajkumarA Love Story in 100 Words, Grace DucanisHollow, Kyle BoltsonConsummation, Daniel ArguellesLife is the Bubbles, Lucy SchwartzLove is Beautiful, Alonzo WilliamsIntimacy, Ezana AssefaA Life Of  ___________, Dymun Fengshui (Jonathan Back)Staff NotesContributor Notes iiiEditor’s Noteii The inner landscape of  a student is guaranteed to reveal something that the external hides. This is the beauty of  Digressions, the literary magazine, a collection of  the best written and visual works of  NSU’s undergraduate and graduate students. The pre-med biology student with a penchant for prose is given a chance to be heard. The graduate busi-ness student with unique photographic vision is given a medium to share their talent. And the NSU community receives from this an even greater gift: the reassurance that they belong to an academic community full of  beautiful minds. This year, we are thrilled to share with you a brooding, darkly magical, and truly unique volume. It is a representation of  a year’s hard work and the contributions of  many individuals. Juanita, Nicole, and the entire editorial team, you have unparalleled patience, un-derstanding, and kindness of  heart. You volunteered to review your peers’ art, a monumen-tally subjective task, and I am so proud of  our final compilation. You have impeccable taste. Emily, our barefoot Queen of  Design. This magazine is your masterpiece, and there are hardly words to describe how confidently you undertook the entire layout process. Your patience is so appreciated, and the way you understand my plans and demands has been a godsend. Thank you for being you. The contributors, you bravely offered up the secrets in your hearts and hoped for the best. Thank you for being receptive to our criticism and praise, and for being true to your passion for expression. Without your writing and art, Digressions could not exist, and there would be a void in NSU’s student life. Dr. Kevin Dvorak, our benevolent overlord and guide. You give us the tools and the confidence to freely create, and in this time of  change at NSU, I’ve never felt lost with you on our side. Thank you for entrusting me with Digressions this year, and for allowing me to embrace my identity as a writer. I will never forget. As you hand down the reigns, I hope you are proud of  the standard you set and the legacy you’ve left. Dr. Molly Scanlon, you have been an integral part of  our process and I am so grateful for the support and inspiration we would have sorely missed without you. As you inherit Digressions, I hope it enriches your experiences at NSU as it has for all of  us. Dr. Tennille Shuster, you should be deeply proud of  your design students and the rich projects they created for our cover contest. Thank you for guiding them. Kati Pyles, thank you for this year’s winning cover. You artfully captured the balance of  science and art that is essential to many NSU students, and I am proud to be the editor of  a magazine with such a beautiful face. Ed and the entire PVA staff, thank you for lending your time, advice, and space. Michele from NSU Archives, thank you for your endless assistance. All of  you gave our publication wings. Michelle and Brian at bepress, you were indispensable to our new nsuworks site and we are grateful to have such flawless tech support as we bring Digressions into a new age. You were attentive to detail and so accomodating to my many requests, I can’t thank you enough. Lastly, but not for lack of  importance, the readers. Whether you are an NSU student, professor, proud mother, someone mildly interested in poetry, an aspiring writer, or bored with nothing else to flip through - thank you for picking up our magazine. The works within were meant for your eyes, because in poetry, fiction, and art, there is always a remind-er that we are all the same. Fragile humans who cling to beauty wherever we can find it.Editor-In-Chief, Faren Rajkumar

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