e Little River Review - Gorham High School!

Editors Notes
�e year has �own by, and graduation is just a short jump away it seems. In this whirl-wind of senior year,
one thing I will walk away with, is the great experience of having co-edited Gorham High School’s literary
magazine. I can remember it being just a though bounced around between Mr. Patterson, Olivia, and I last
year, and am so lucky to have watched it grow and to have helped it to do so. �is school has so much literary
talent, most of it hidden, and both the submissions and their authors always take me by surprise. As an
aspiring Copy Editor, this experience has been an immense and crucial one for me, and I only wish it had
come into my high school career sooner.
�ank you so much to everyone who contributed and/or supported the magazine, and I hope it will continue
to grow a�er I am gone.
Sincerely,
Sarah Doughty
Co-editor
�e link between writer and reader is fascinating and �exible and important, and this is why I believe the
Little River Review is a signi�cant medium of expression and thought for GHS students. As readers make their
own interpretations of the language and story chosen by writers, they perceive connections to ideas they have
had and events in their lives. Conversely, writers are able to share their thoughts, experiences and expressions
of creativity with their peers in a direct way. I think this connection is especially powerful because it exists
between the students at our school and helps us to become a closer community.
-Olivia Marshburn-Ersek
Going through the submissions for this issue of �e Little River Review, I was amazed at the quality of the
writing that was submitted, and how strong the writing community is here at Gorham High School. We had
submissions from people that had been writing for years, and people who previously had never considered
themselves writers, and submitted on a whim. Years ago, I was one of those non-writers who wrote something
and just sent it to a contest, just to see what would happen. �at one piece was what started me writing, and
I never stopped. My advice to everyone who submitted is don’t give it up. �e more you write, the better
it gets, both in skill and satisfaction. You have a talent that so many people appreciate, and that’s something
worth holding onto. Write on!
-Cassaundra Martel
Magazine Contributors:
Sarah Doughty - Organizer & Creator
Olivia Marshburn-Ersek - Organizer & Creator
Cassie Martel - Editor
Amy McCarty - Editor
David Patterson - Mentor
Arthur Lockman - Editor and Design Artist
Our sincerest thanks to the Gorham Educational Foundation, for without their
generous grant, this magazine could not have been brought to you.
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