My Last Editorial—A Cautionary Tale?

Abstract

As I stare down 2022 (which some people are referring to as “2020, too”), it is undoubtedly a time of change (although, in spite of political rhetoric, the pandemic has NOT ended). As there will be a guest editorial in May and a new editor in July, this is my last editorial—and for many reasons, it feels very final. Not only will I be transitioning away from the journal when my term is up, but my day-to-day work is also in question due to a major reorganization at the institution where I have worked for 25 years. With these two (what feels like) momentous changes, I am both looking back to reflect on what I take from this experience and looking forward to figure out how to engage with the “new normal” (although, honestly, my response to this phrase is either to reach for a glass of wine as part of a drinking game or throw a shoe at the person who says it).