Passing the Baton at Atticus Reivew  by Katrina Grey EIC of
Atticus Review  Readers, friends, cohorts, conspirators, and
supporters of Atticus Review: you have all been so kind,
generous, and beautiful, that it’s a bit painful for me to
announce my difficult decision to step down as editor-in-chief.
I feel a bit like someone who falls in love with a puppy,
someone who truly, madly, deeply loves this puppy and watches it
grow into a fine, fine companion, but has to give it up—because
of a move to Mars, because of an allergic spouse, because it’s
not fair to the poor animal that the baby keeps pulling its
tail.  Granted, I’m not a person who can bear to give away a
pet, so usually I’d just power through whatever challenge comes
along. I’d get the dog an oxygen mask for the Martian
atmosphere; I’d make the spouse get allergy shots; I’d keep the
baby behind a gate.  Which is what I’ve been trying to do in my
EIC position for nearly two years. Instead of taking myself away
from my son for the only few hours I get