XENITH

Xenith’s first issue in over four years serves as both a return to form and the harbinger of a new era. Accordingly, several pieces in this issue deal with loss, transformation and new beginnings. We’ve collected writing from some of our finest authors and present them here, to you, as an introduction to that inimitable Xenith style.

Four years will change a place, obviously, and it has certainly changed us. While we may not have been putting out issues, we have managed to start a few interesting ventures.

Last summer handful of us went on an adventure across the American southwest and to Burning Man, earning us the title of Dustiest Literary Magazine Ever. We’re heading back to Black Rock City this summer to debut a print anthology of our best writing.

The anthology is not our only collaborative venture, though. A lone and humble notebook has been criss-crossing the continent (and the Atlantic) since early this year. Participants in this experiment in mail art have been writing, drawing, adding photos and other objects into the notebook before shipping it off to the next person on the list.

So we’ve been busy, but we’ve also been insular and quiet and now we’re reaching out to the rest of the world.

Hello, our name is Xenith and we’re very pleased to meet you.
Welcome (back).

Issue #43