In this issue, we examine the nature of the mob and how it inextricably controls or takes hold of society at large, turning most of us into a herd of sheep following a deluded shepherd. Essays range from the historical examination of what makes a mob, to a philosophical take on the importance of breaking away, to breaking past the herd that is taught literature in Pakistan, landing firmly in the camp that eschews most young-adult literature of today's literary landscape. We also set sale for Central Europe through our literature, with a special introduction by Michael Stein.