Letter from the Editor

The beauty of The Scop is this: each and every piece is unique. The artists, by submitting their work, send us a part of themselves along with it. Every word holds a different story, individual experiences and perspectives coming together to create something new and wonderful.

This leads to the one commonality shared by the works featured in this issue, the thread that links them together. There is a beating heart in all of them. Every poem, story, photograph, and work of art is alive.

To showcase what is living is fitting for this time. It seems we are all emerging from the darkness and relearning how to truly, deeply live. Once more, we can fully love, laugh, cry, adventure, and create in togetherness. That spark of hope is reflected in our art.

The ice will melt away. Soon, life will begin again.