Issue #14 ~ Winter 2024
Note of Gratitude
Dear Reader,
Hello and thanks for visiting and reading. It’s January 2024, which marks the four year anniversary of the inception of this journal and the perfect time for the big reveal of our extra special winter issue, #14 ~”Best Of” TGLR.
Working on this passion project for the last four years, I have learned a great deal, met many talented writers and artists, and gained a deeper appreciation for the process. I recognize that each submission is far greater than a manuscript to consider. It is an exploration of our environment and culture and a reflection of how we see ourselves and our relationships within the ecosystems that surround us. These reflections take many forms and are often raw and vulnerable but the unifying characteristic among them is the artist’s desire to create and connect. This yearning is inherent and when we share it’s worthy of conversation and celebration. For me, to be a small part of someone else’s journey is a gift. I’ve learned that others write for the same reasons I write and in this, we are connected.
Through this experience, I’ve had the opportunity to work alongside quite a few incredible people. Since the inception of the journal in 2020, our team has grown from the original 15 co-founding editors to what is now a team of 25 volunteers. Without them, the journal would simply not exist. And though change is inevitable and some have moved on, each new person brings their own unique perspective and energy to who “we” are as a collective and I am grateful to embrace them all as friends.
I also want to acknowledge those who have been rooting for us since the beginning and who continue to offer advice and support as we navigate through the ever-changing landscape of this “not-so-little-anymore” lit mag adventure. Thank you to Kate Gale, Tom Paine, Kevin Clouther, and Matt Mason. Special thanks, also, to our original website and logo design guru, Michelle Quick.
Closing the loop, I’m grateful to anyone who has spent their precious time reading through the virtual pages of our journal, which is also in print for the first time with this issue! In years to come, The Good Life Review will no doubt continue to grow and change, and as it does, I hope you will return again and again for more.
That’s it for Issue #14 ~ Winter 2024 ~ Best of Edition!
Peace and Love,
~Shyla
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