Letter from the Editor to the other Editor:

In response to your confessional —

I think it suffice to say I suffer from this same unequivocal absenteeism. Mainly in-part, because for the past 3 weeks or so it’s been incredibly hard to write A-B grade content that is good enough material to push play (publish button). After all, we are our own worst oppugner when it comes to judging our work.

I currently have around 15 headlines (subjects) inside my draft folder and yet drop them until I pick something I can get to over 300 words. It needs to glide, non-pressure esque — I'm not one that forces my writing — needs to tell a story that is either riveting to us, or our audience.

And as a digital publisher, it is a must that we keep pushing out good original content that sheds light on topics of both good and evil (as cliche as that may sound). And we must know how to transcend and how to continue to drive the brain to pen and paper through and through.

This writer too, is no longer subtle, nor procrastinating, nor “going through the motions.”

You're right, absenteeism is a folly unto itself. We hide because of commentary, some because of oppression, ridicule, scorn, emptiness. Life can be a Band-Aid or a permanent fix. And as you stated:

The only ask is that if you see something that interests you, pick up that torch.

Have faith, because sometimes that’s all we have.

Buaidh no Bàs