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In his Spring 2019 “Welcome Readers” section, founder and editor M. Scott Douglass explains his plan to “retire from editing” Main Street Rag.

In making such a proclamation, Douglass comments, “the assumption is that you (I) are/am going out of business. That’s not the plan.” Having already sold off the production equipment for the publishing arm of MSR, Douglass is moving to the next step: “find a suitable replacement to edit the journal (and possibly books). I’d like to be able to bring this person along slowly, train them in the use of software, deadlines, scheduling, etc., but as soon as you hang a sign that says, ‘Looking for new leadership,’ again, everyone thinks you’re on your deathbed and avoids you.”

“We’re not dying. I’m not dying. We have no debt, so we’re not in financial difficulty.” Instead, Douglass notes, after nearly twenty-five years, it’s just time for him to focus on his own “muse” and get out from behind the desk to travel more.

“So, if you know someone looking to take over a literary house who’s willing to put in some training time, send them my way. There may be a place for them here.”