Letter From The Editors

With the Spring semester coming to a close, we are thrilled to present another collection of some of the best works of writing the Emerson community has to offer. As is our tradition, this issue highlights flash fiction specifically–a literary form extremely short in length, yet packed with complexity. Condensing the plot, character, and thematic elements of a complete story into a two-to-four page work is no easy feat, however Emerson’s student authors have delivered.

This edition of Stork would not be possible without our lovely team who work tirelessly to make every edition better than our last. Our staff members are the heart and soul of this organization. They inspire us every day, and it has been a treat to work with such an amazing group of people this semester. Our social media manager helped us stand out amidst a sea of other publications. Our readers and editors dealt with a heavy workload, their determination and quality of critiques never wavering. Our copyeditors helped perfect each chosen story, weeding out grammatical errors with care. Our designers took our hopes of producing an amazing issue and turned it into a reality, resulting in the beautiful book we are proud to share with all of you. In short, massive thank yous to our staff!

This semester was an incredibly competitive one. We want to extend our gratitude to all who submitted, we greatly enjoyed reading your work and recognize the vulnerability that goes into sharing it. Of course, this edition relies on the talent of our chosen writers, whose stories we are proud to give a home to. These seven stories explore themes of mortality, longing, connection, and fate with remarkable creativity– we are sure you will find them as wonderful as we have.

The final thank you is issued to you, our reader, for your commitment to quality fiction and student authors. Your support means the world to us; we hope you enjoy the thirty-fourth edition of Stork.

Nina Powers and Hannah Meyers Co-Editors-In-Chief