Since I can't assume that every one of you has read every issue of Aeon, I thought I'd give a rundown on the Aeon authors who have joined our tribe to date:

Tom Doyle ("The Garuda Bird," Aeon Three)

Rob Furey ("Space Invaders" (nonfiction) Aeon Three, and lots of upcoming science columns)

Joseph Haines ("Copper Angels," upcoming in Aeon Four)

Jeremy Minton ("The Wrong End of the Stick," Aeon Three)

Dana William Paxson ("The Buddha Lectures on Cosmology," Aeon Two)

Lawrence M. Schoen ("The Game of Leaf and Smile," upcoming in Aeon Four)

Gary W. Shockley ("Dali, at Age 26, Believing Himself to be Heavyweight Champion of the World," Aeon Two)

Pras Stillman ("Eyes the Color of Earth as Seen From Above," Aeon Two)

Jaime Voss ("Asha" (poem) upcoming in Aeon Five)

Lori Ann White ("The Silver Land," Aeon One)

Welcome to the Aeon tribe, all of youse.