Issue Twenty-Three

The HOME issue was conceived as a place to consider coziness and insularity, and it does, but I thought we would be printing actual interiors of houses. In the end, the art that came to us had more to do with the whole world being our home. That feels right, and it feels important right now on our planet. Read this in a big house, in a tiny house, in a tent, in the yard, in a library, and, if you feel safe and loved, as we hope these pages help you to feel, then you are home. The target audience for each magazine is children ages 3–8, or children who are being read to and/or are just learning to read—but because children are never far from their siblings and caregivers, we created a magazine that can be enjoyed by all ages, from 1 to 100. Thank you for allowing us to bring heartfelt literature and art to children—and adults. Hooray!   Issue 23 Contributors   Meredith Ackroyd (Star Deep Earth Dark poems) is a poet who makes her home in a hollow of the Blue