The drama of this landscape is in the sky,
pouring with light and always moving.”

 – Wallace Stegner

Welcome to the Fall-Winter 2007 Edition

We celebrate the first anniversary of A Prairie Journal with a terrific collection of creative work. The stunning photos of the ever-changing prairie sky are from Canadian photographer Allen Lefebvre and are some of the most compelling we’ve ever seen.  Other photographer contributors include Lee Harrison and Mary Ramsden, two who find inspiration in the details of our landscape. In honor of past contributor Jerry Kumery is a posthumous photo essay that showcases his versatility. You’ll enjoy a word dance with the moon courtesy of my longtime friend Barbara Mahany, a Tribune writer with whom I once shared long evenings while we toiled together in the newspaper’s old features department. We also welcome new poets to this issue: Fellow Illinois residents Jannett Highfill, Susan Auld and Rich Johns.  Finally, last but far from least, my heartfelt thanks go to the members of my trusted and loyal ad hoc editorial board -- Erin Tuttle, Cindy Crosby and Darsha Primich. They, along with my husband, have generously given their time, their words and their advice without which this publication would not be possible.

-- LeAnn Spencer, editor and publisher