Dear readers and contributors of Enhance, I believe it was Hemingway that once said “It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” It’s our last issue, and I can’t believe I am actually writing that. It’s hard to express the despondency that I am feeling as I write this letter. In the four years that Enhance has been around, I hadn’t fathomed the idea that I would be contemplating the letter with the words “last issue.” What’s even more unbelievable is that we’ve been at it for four years already. Four wonderful years of awesome poetry, fiction and art? That’s 15 issues! I bet you just said WOW. So, this is Enhances one last hoorah. Enhance will forever live on in the memory of it’s contributors and readers. I remember when I met Sopphey; she was an ambitious Editor in Chief, ready to trek the trails and errors of a literary magazine. I am thankful enough to have met her and joined the Enhance team on its journey, at least for a bit here and there. I realize that this is the last time the dazzling covers and spreads of Enhance will be seen. This is the last time my silly letters from the editors will be seen by the graces of you contributors. The last time my eyes will grace the pages full of glorious artistic pieces. Sopphey Vance and Enhance both have grown. In a way, they have both helped me grow. Having my own magazine, I looked up to Enhance to help guide me through the literary world. So saying goodbye is like leaving a grandfather on his deathbed; fifteen issues full of wisdom in all shapes and forms. Honestly, one of the things I am going to miss the most is reading submissions. This is the last time I will ever be able to compliment the contributors of Enhance. So I want to make sure I express how wonderful each and every one of you are. It was a sheer pleasure reading all the poetry submissions and a sheer pleasure reading, contributing to, and editing Enhance. NA SCHWARTZ Nathan Alan Schwartz relishes the arts. He combs his hair with paint bristles and plunges naked into lakes of black ink. Poetry and Fiction have been his passion since he was a just an unsharpened pencil. He is tickled pink that he can share his passion with as many people has he has.
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