One of the editors was seen recently sitting in her office, sipping something and looking wistfully at her bowling trophies. (Rachel.) Clearly she does not have enough to do. Michael therefore requests that more RMMLA members make a commitment to send in an article of theirs for consideration. He suspects that, for example, Salt Lake conference papers, after revision, might be sent to her. (It really is an outrage.)

Rachel herself is anxious that we see a few more articles for the coming thematic issue: The Use of Memory in Literature: (Auto)Biographical and Neo-Historical Approaches. She commands that you send these in immediately. (We suggest you do so. Please.) And if yesterday is too soon to generate such a piece, realize that we will soon be seeking articles for a later thematic issue: Anachronisms and Neologisms in Language and Literature: The Creation of New Wor(l)ds.

Ana María has gone into a mania for translation pieces. Since this seems healthier than her prior eccentricity regarding male exotic dancers, we support her in the hope that you will consider submitting English translations of short stories and essays, once you attain permission from the copyright owners of the original pieces.

Joan said something we didn’t catch about Aplets, Cotlets, and the eMillennium. She’s got that look in her eye that promises revolution. It may not be televised, but it will probably be downloadable. Keep an eye and a bookmark on the RMMLA web site (http://rmmla.wsu.edu/rmmla).

However well-oiled the machinery of the Rocky Mountain MLA, it has nevertheless ground a few of us into detritus, and so we have bid a fond "please forgive us" to Bryce Campbell, former Managing Editor, and Paula Sato, former Administrative Assistant, both of whom have opted for pastures greener and less allergenic than those of the inland northwest.

Happily for us, in this profession two more are born every minute. The hyperspondaical Elaine M. Clark Hall has taken over the Administrative Assistant and Web Manager responsibilities. Say hi, Elaine.

She’s so nice. But here’s what she really said to me:

The Managing Editor position was forfeited in a pool game to Doryjane Birrer, Ph.D. Candidate in Masochism. Say hi to the nice people, Doryjane.

(It is not, you crazy kid!) She’s so zany! But she found that stack of registrations.

So, without much more than a few additional pages of further ado, adieu.