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It would have been so easy to have AI generated art for this issue’s cover. You know this. But if we had done so, it would have gone against everything that LSQ stands for. We are storytellers. We are art makers. We share our best, deepest selves, with courage and hope for connection. We are humans making things for other humans and we don’t want to live in a world where that is devalued. Stand with us.

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A naked woman, the Lady of the Lake, with water for hair turns coyishly around with a finger shushing us to her lips. She's surrounded by fish and flowers and holds a sword behind her back.

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'Guardian of a Dream' by Sve Yurchenko: An illustration of a mystical winter forest scene with dark teal trees and falling snow. A massive, glowing turquoise forest guardian with a furry body, gentle face, and branch-like antlers looms protectively over a small child in a red coat who stands at its base with a small animal companion. The trees bear geometric patterns and the overall atmosphere is magical and dreamlike.

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