Editor's Letter

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Letter from the Editor: Nostos

Let me tell you a story. 

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Letter from the Editor: Harbors

A ferry cuts through the water on a crisp, foggy evening.

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Letter from the Editor: Uncharted

Our writers venture deep into the unknown

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Letter from the Editor: Body | Disembodied

This latest edition of Iris is urgently interested in all things "Body and Disembodied".

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Letter from the Editor: The Story of Iris

Who are the creators behind Iris Magazine? What are their backstories, best eras, deepest dreams? 

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Letter from the Editor: Grounding

The Iris team explored what grounds them, searching for balance and stillness in a world that can often feel as if it has been turned upside down. 

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Letter from the Editor: Origins

We asked our writers to grapple with the idea of origins and beginnings.

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Letter from the Editor: Hauntings

In this issue, called Hauntings, I’ve asked our writers to consider what haunts them and why?

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Letter from the Editor: Legacy

What story will I write, and who might tell mine? 

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Letter from the Editor: Navigation and Direction

What a fickle force change is! It sweeps you up in its waves, and before you know you’re moving, the sands shift, your feet lightly landing on different shores.