DeWitt Henry was the founding editor of Ploughshares. Other “Notes On…” abstract topics have appeared in Massachusetts Review (“Weather”), Brevity (“Conscience), Constellations (“Falling”) and Woven Tale Press (“Voice”). His novel, THE MARRIAGE OF ANNA MAYE POTTS, won the Peter Taylor Prize. He has also published two memoirs, SWEET DREAMS and SAFE SUICIDE, and a third, ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS: FAMIILY ESSAYS is just out from MadHat Press. He is a Professor Emeritus at Emerson College. For more see www.dewitthenry.com