Here today, we're pleased to present to you these captivating, curious, and vividly moving works by Leath Tonino, Joel Gordon, Sarah Lilius, Michelle Disler, Michael Moreth, and Judith Skillman. Settle in with your blankets and a mug of tea for some winter reading as the cold rolls in, and we hope you enjoy this Issue's collection.

For this first Issue of Volume 15, our Editors and their readers have curated a trio of literary works that illuminate the emotions we pin to the inanimate and the mundane, all while offering some insight as to how we can move forward in the world today.