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Mar 1, 2023Liked by Tajja Isen

Ever grateful to you, and so appreciative of your genius and generosity. Thank you, and so deeply wishing you and everyone all the best for what's next <3

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I'm so sorry to hear this news. I found Catapult for the first time during Covid and loved the "don't write alone" section. It was so great, so comforting, so helpful. There will be a hole in the literary community for quite some time.

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Gorgeous piece, Tajja. I hope the process of collecting your catharsis into eloquent reflections has brought some relief to this heart-wrenching situation. I feel hopeful knowing people like you exist in the writing world, and I know you’ll make a positive impact wherever you land next.

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As a reader I loved Catapult. You all published such fun, interesting stuff. Thanks for everything.

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Feb 27, 2023Liked by Tajja Isen

This is such a beautiful tribute to a place that meant a lot to so many. Your work, your voice and advocacy and input changed so many peoples careers for the better. I have endless appreciation for you and your work and I know that wherever you go next will be lifted by your incomparable talent.

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I’m so sorry this happened to you & your colleagues. I loved Catapult and read it every day for years. I also took several classes with people I extremely admired, at accessible price points and full of engaged classmates. I found a few eventual contributors for the anthology I edited because of essays they wrote for the magazine. I was also thrilled to have a pitch accepted for Don’t Write Alone and to be edited by you. Every time a magazine (online or otherwise) shuts down I’m disheartened, but this one *really* hurt. I wish you and your colleagues the best & look forward to seeing what you do next.

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I pitched once to Catapult but otherwise was too early in my personal essay writing life to really contribute. I am very sad it won’t be there when I will be ready to submit more.

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