SL_EditorsNote_5_19_Reg2_EditorsNote 5 / 14 / 19 9 : 01 AM Page 1 editor’s note Roses Are Red have changed the way I think about life . It’s admirable to When I was 12 or 13 years old , coming see someone of Matilda’s age embrace what some doomsayers of age in Northeast Philadelphia , I spent suggest is a dying art form . my summers riding bikes with friends , Speaking of prodigies , this month’s issue features another playing war in the woods , and turning special someone , though this person’s name may be a little over rocks in search of snakes and sala - more familiar : Mr . Tom Hanks . The two - time Oscar winner manders . I’m sure I wasted plenty of has banked his career on playing the likable everyman , and time on episodes of G.I . Joe and Looney he has two films due out later this year that underscore his Tunes , too . “ Nice Guy ” appeal : Toy Story 4 , in which he reprises his role Matilda Bray will likely devote chunks as Woody ; and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood , in which of free time this summer just being a kid , doing kid things , he plays none other than the late Fred Rogers . but it’s almost tough to imagine . As you’ll see in our story in Beyond these two stories , we have a lot more lined up this month’s issue , young Matilda has been hailed as a for this month , including the following : a Q & A with Maiken prodigy of sorts , a teenaged poet who writes and thinks Scott , of WHYY’s The Pulse ; what’s new with Jennifer Weiner , well beyond her years . Having read her first poetry chapbook an author with strong local ties ; and a peek into the life of a cover to cover , I’m tempted to agree . gentleman who has done more than his share to make life I first met Matilda earlier this year , at a gathering of local easier on comic - book collectors around the world . Enjoy . writers in Quakertown . I expect it won’t be the last time she and I cross paths . Fellow poets foresee big things in her future , and I hope they’re right . Frankly , I can’t say I “ get ” a Bill Donahue lot of poetry , but I can say I’ve read a handful of poems that Editor Reitano Paul by Photograph SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM MAY 2019 10 |