September 2001

Editorial

Dear Reader,

    At this time, in light of recent events in New York and Washington, it is profoundly strange to be premiering an e-magazine of historical fiction. And yet it's somehow appropriate, too.

    Those of us who write historical fiction have a passionate connection with the human past. We research generalities and particulars, lives lived amidst the flow of time. When we are successful, we breathe life into our characters; we enter a time portal through their eyes. Every day, we inhabit history.

    And so it is in 'real time': in the space of this moment, the preceding one has already become part of our past. Yet Time is a far more circular than linear journey. One can't help but think of this in relation to the television images we see daily of New York and Washington: suffering recycled repeatedly until we grow too numb to watch. And in the midst of the devastation, constant reminders of the resilience of the human spirit. Life moving in the midst of death. This, too, is history, though assuredly it is not fiction.

    In the face of such tragedy, it seems frivolous to immerse ourselves in anything but the present. The moments pass so quickly. But let us fill them with what we love.

    Bygone Days is proud to offer more than distraction. Come in and stay awhile.

    In posting our premier collection of stories, the staff would like to express special thanks to Jessie F. Knight for his keen editorial insights. Also, much appreciation to Jean Lorrah and Jacqueline Lichtenberg of Sime~Gen for their support, horn-tooting, and sage advice as we start the ball rolling.

	de temps en temps,
	K.A. Corlett

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