This is the last issue of the magazine with new material under the captaincy of Joshua Fagan, our Editor-in-Chief since the magazine’s inception five years ago. The end of one voyage marks the beginning of a next, yet it also prompts reflection. This issue continues the Orion’s Belt tradition of mixing together daring, vibrant speculative-fictional ideas with grounded, lyrically poignant interpersonal storytelling. The story and poem reflect this intellectual creativity and emotional depth, blending a ghost and an apocalypse with harrowing contemplation and heartfelt longing. Our essay this month offers the outgoing Editor-in-Chief’s thoughts on how the magazine emerged, what it has accomplished in broadening the marketplace for literary speculative fiction, and its legacy at the end of his tenure.