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The June 2008 issue is online!  To view, see INSIDE CALLIOPE.

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 Editorial Blogs are updated every Saturday.

Kaleidoscopic Contemplations -- June 28, 2008.  

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Editors' Letter

June 15, 2008

Dear Calliope Readers,

With the approach of summer comes the June issue of Calliope, brought to you by all things bright and sunny -- like Calliope Editor Sarah Fisher's move to California (read her June 14, 2008 Blog for more information).

With that said, the Calliope Staff would like to point out a few notable changes to the Calliope world. 

The first major change, as some of you may have already noticed, is that our "Editorial Blogs" (previously labeled "Editorial Columns") are now on a rotating schedule.  While there is still a new Blog each Saturday, the fresh content is alternated between the three Editor's Blogs, rather than having new posts for all three every week.   The decision to make this change was based mostly on our desire to devote extra time to the more pressing Editorial duties, and to ensure that our weekly Editor's Blogs remained fresh and interesting.

The second change has to do with the June Issue in particular.  You may notice that this issue is lacking the usual installments of "Literature Reviews" and "Interviews with Authors."  Being that those two sections of our site are managed by Sarah Fisher, who is currently on a trans-Atlantic flight from England to the U.S., we hope you will pardon the temporary absence of these items for this issue.

Also, our new website is still in process, and we hope to have it live and going strong by the July issue.   With our new website will come all kinds of truly nifty features, such as a Readers and Writer's Forum, a Live comments section (no more waiting for your comments to appear), Wiki-lliope, and more.  In the meantime, please continue to make comments on the pieces you've read through the provided Comments boxes here on the site.  We want Calliope to be as interactive and community-based as possible, and your comments help bring that goal to life!

Thank you for being such loyal readers, and as always, Happy Reading!

--The Calliope Editors

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