We launched The Raven two years ago to revive a literary form of philosophical writing that, we felt, had fallen out of favor in academic publications due to the professionalization of the field. We believed that others held this style of philosophy in equally high regard and would gravitate to our publication as contributors and readers. Our high hopes were confirmed by our first two issues. But we also knew that our venture might face growing pains and unforeseen complications. It has taken more time than we anticipated to publish this, our third issue. In that time, we have juggled…