The theme for this issue is face. This theme can represent so many things. Our faces are central to our identities, and our sense of selves. What does our face mean to us and our identities? How do our faces shape who we are? However, this theme also meant to prompt us. What are we facing? Can we confront what we face and how do we face them? This issue is not just a meditation on the literal face, but also a reflection on facing ourselves, each other, and the world.