Welcome to the fifteenth issue of Waccamaw, an online literary journal published at Coastal Carolina University. This issue was launched on November 11, 2015 and was produced in large part by graduate students in our Master of Arts in Writing program.

We are grateful for help from faculty editors, our digital content coordinator Alli Crandell, and for the time and insight of readers Caroline Cahill and Jeremy Griffin.

In this issue, you will find exciting new work by emerging and established writers alike. Our design team chose a warm fall palette for this incarnation of Waccamaw. This works in concert with the time of year, but also with an issue linked by approaches to processes of physical, mental, and linguistic breakdown marked by vibrant sound bursts of color and light. Come sit by the fire pit. Fill your cup.

Our next reading period opens in January and we welcome your submissions.

Thank you for reading. We hope you enjoy the issue.

Yours,

Waccamaw Editorial Team