Welcome to the last genesis issue of the decade! This year has been a 
transformative one as our country (and the world at large) faces the 
decision of who we want to be and where we are heading. genesis has 
seen much transformation this year as well, with a new editorial staff 
and managing editor team taking over the reigns. 

The works in this issue reflect the shifting, reflective cultural moment 
we find ourselves in, and offer some strategies in their forms that we 
can take inspiration from as individuals navigating our age. 

These pieces speak to our ties to the past and their implications for 
our future. Poems like The Hoosier Dome and Hummingbird Eulogy 
understand the benefits of observing the profundity of the present. 
Historical figures and artists are reconsidered, both in prose and 
visually. Atmospheric paintings by Malinh Ho, as well as experiments 
in photography by Olivia Van Renterghem and Kylie Dennis, lend a 
distant, pensive aura. All these pieces reflect the thoughtfulness 
required to contend with contemporary issues and offer a light to 
help guide us into the new decade. 

It has been a pleasure and an honor to step into this role and curate 
this issue. We hope you gain as many insights from these pieces as we 
did in selecting them.

Joseph Alcala, Jordan Kalt, and Trenna Soderling 
Managing Editors

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Letter from the Editors