There is something about September that feels more like New Year than January first does. Perhaps it is the body recalling the return to the school year, year after year. The promise of entirely new experiences was more exciting than any New Year’s resolution could be.

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It is with this same spirit of new beginnings that we bring you the Fall issue of The Dolomite Review. Packed with poetry and stories, we invite you to read and absorb—to learn something new, to stir your soul, to challenge your intellect. Literature is so much more than communication. It is a classroom, a professor, and a study all its own.

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This issue continues our commitment to bringing you the work of writers from across the Midwest, voices that deserve to be read, considered, and shared. And this season, there is something new to discover: photography.

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We would like to thank our photo contributors: Arvilla Fee, Jeanne Blum Lesinski, Michelle Geoga, Mel Justice, Dena Molen, Melissa Seitz, and Kim Sosin, along with our editorial team. We are delighted to welcome their work into the pages of The Dolomite Review.

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We hope you’ll take this issue with you and pass it along. There is no greater compliment to our work than sharing it with others.

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We wish you an exciting, fruitful autumn—and, as always, happy reading!