Readers and Writers: Starting with our latest issue, which just went up, we have introduced a new feature. In addition to publishing letters, op-eds, and artistic commentaries that have been rejected by mainstream publications, Rejected Letters to the Editor, will now include a small number of original works, written specifically for publication on RLTE's site. This issue, we have a piece by Sara Rich, the mother of Suzanne Swift, a soldier in Iraq who was molested by her commanding officer and after a leave, when ordered to return to war, refused to go. Rich is now an activist in the women's anti-war movement, and her short essay addresses the criminal leadership that has sent soldiers like her daughter into a war predicated on calculated lies, and wreaked havoc on innocents. A very strong statement. For future issues, we invite readers to submit original short writings to Rejected Letters to the Editor. If published, they will be included in a new section, “Original Works.” Authors of these pieces should try to keep their word count under 1,500 and aim to transmit clarity of thought, unacknowledged knowledge, and vital ways of seeing. Op-art or visual commentaries are also welcome. Send in submissions and encourage others to do so as well. More and more readers are embracing RLTE and your writings will reach a broad and diverse national and international audience. Best, Stuart Ewen, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief RLTE PO Box 231371 Ansonia Station New York, NY 10023 URL http://www.rejectedletterstotheeditor.com Submit or Contact: [log in to unmask]