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Hello, dear readers. It’s me, Mandy, your devoted managing editor. It’s finally my turn to pen this missive, and by golly, I’m gonna give it my all. Here goes!

In the fall of 2022, I wrote a story about one of my favorite bands of that year, a trio of freshfaced youths who called themselves Horsegirl. They had just left their hometown of Chicago to start anew in New York City. While they expressed enthusiasm about their new home, they seemed wistful and a little homesick.