About Nine Mile Magazine Nine Mile Magazine is an online magazine of literature and art, digitally published in Spring and Fall of each year. It was founded in 2013 by Bob Herz and Whitney Daniels, who remains art editor emeritus, and to whom we remain grateful for the design of the magazine. The magazine is edited by Bob Herz and, with this issue, also by extraordinary poet and writer Stephen Kuusisto. Our purpose in creating this magazine is simple: to publish the best writing and artwork available to us, with an emphasis on Central New York, where we live and which is undergoing tremendous ferment in poetry, art, music, and literature. Like the 25-mile long Nine Mile Creek from which we take our name, the magazine follows a varied course, with different writings and arts coming together to form a cohesive whole. Our views are broad and eclectic, and we’re excited to be able to provide publication and appreciation to our fellow creative types. Nine Mile is a labor of love. It is not supported by financial individuals or institutions other than ourselves. We regret that we are unable to offer compensation to artists and authors other than publication in a quality collection, in the company of others who share a dedication to their art. We hope you enjoy this and all our prior issues, which are available online. If you have time and inclination, please drop us a line and let us know what you think. – Bob Herz, Stephen Kuusisto, Editors
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