A Send-Off to Nicole Rudick

After eight years as managing editor, and editing the last two issues as interim editor, Nicole Rudick has decided to leave  Our staff is small, and Nicole’s role, like so many of ours, extended far beyond that which is simply captured by job titles: she promoted new writers and artists, curated portfolios and conducted interviews for the magazine, edited and wrote pieces for the , produced special projects—like our reinvigorated  imprint and the  series—and so much more. We’ll miss her dry humor, strongly held opinions, hard-earned praise, and surprisingly colorful