MockingHeart Friends, I hope you’re well.

As the reading period for our Fall 2020 issue comes to a close (you can submit until 11:59 PM CT tomorrow!), a grim event has occurred in Southwest Louisiana. As you’ve by now heard, Lousiana, Texas, and Arkansas (perhaps especially cities in and around Calcasieu Parish, La.) have been devastated by Hurricane Laura, which made landfall near Cameron, La. in the early morning of August 27th. As news sources near and far report, Lake Charles (home of this editor’s alma mater, McNeese State University) and the surrounding cities will take weeks, and more likely months or even years, to recover from the catastrophic damage.

As you go about your days (so curtailed already by the COVID-19 pandemic) please keep Louisiana and its affected neighboring states in your thoughts. Some of you, our readers and contributors, are Louisiana residents, or else know someone who is–our thoughts are with you, and please give a word of encouragement to the Pelican State folks you know. If you can, consider donating to help in the recovery effort. It’ll be a hard road to recovery, but Louisiana is strong, and will yet persevere.

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief

Hi, MockingHeart friends,

Hoping you’re healthy and happy these days! The weekend is upon us, so I won’t take up too much of your time–I just wanted to pass you a note. There are still ten days to send your poetry and/or artwork our way! Submissions are open until the end of this month. We’ve received some great work already–to those who have submitted in recent days, we’ll get back to you soon–and we can’t wait to experience yours!

Take care, and stay well. We look forward to bringing you another great issue of MHR before long.

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief

MockingHeart friends! Happy August.

It’s that time of year again–though it’s still summer, here at MHR we’re beginning to anticipate the coming of Fall. Submissions are now open for the Fall issue of MockingHeart Review! You can submit from today until the end of August.

As you might have seen, our timely theme for this upcoming issue (MHR 5.3, for the numerically inclined) is Equality. Give this theme some thought, and when you’re ready, send your poetry and/or artwork our way! We look forward to experiencing it.

We hope you staying healthy, happy, and inspired. Keep on creating–and as always, thank you for all the excellent work you do in the world.

Cheers,

Tyler Robert Sheldon, Editor-in-Chief