The short stories and cartoons are what make the magazine what it is for me. One of my idols, James Thurber, (also from Columbus, OH) pretty much invented their trademark one-panel cartoon.

If you still have all that time on the road you should check out The New Yorker Fiction podcast during your drives. I've been listening to it for the past few years trying to train my ear to what kind of fiction they publish. It's made me a much better writer. Here's a link: https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/fiction

Congratulations on all of those great accomplishments! I can't believe you've been at the job a year already. I'm glad they recognize your contributions. So many companies don't do that these days. It sounds like a win-win relationship for the both of you.

I did have "four parts" mentioned in the titles but had to go back and revise them all when I noticed I misjudged the length. Math isn't one of my strengths, apparently. Lol.

Glad you're enjoying this so far. The next two will be more science fiction. One is about time travel, the other about a near future where humans and machines are merged as one.