With the seasons changing, there’s a peculiar thrill in the air: the thrill of new beginnings, second chances, unexplored possibilities. For many of us, this is the season for abandoning our comfort zones and taking risks.

In this issue of InTheFray, we pay homage to those who are taking flight this season. Catherine Hoang takes us to the Thailand-Burma border, where refugees in the Karen Women’s Organization are staying behind to create a homeland. In “Choosing uncertainty”, they are sacrificing a new life in a more secure country.

And in his poem “Three blind mice”, John “Survivor” Blake asks, “What kind of a world lives for the fire next time and runs from the rain.”

Thanks for reading!

Laura Nathan
Editor
Buffalo, New York

Laura Nathan-Garner