The issue is about 3/4 laid out and done, with a long interview, big ecology feature, and several shorter articles. I'm missing one article from a query (due in next week), one article from me (which I still have to write!), and one major piece of art (likewise due next week). So, everything is looking fine for an early July launch. I'm hoping for the week of the 5th, but it might slip to the week of the 12th.

I knew this launch was going to be tricky, what with establishing a look for the whole issue, trying to find art within the budget, talking to adventisers (not very many, alas), and oh yes, writing and editing like a fiend.

There's already a backlog of queries. I'm ignoring them as best I can, because there's no room left in the Summer issue. I think the Fall issue will feature at most one or two articles by yours truly, which is as it should be.

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