Publisher’s Letters

Creativity is a way of sharing your soul with the world. – Brené Brown Much like the romantic poets believed, I think the creative imagination is a spiritual force that…

“The object we call a book is not the real book, but its potential, like a musical score or seed. It exists fully only in the act of being read;…

“You cannot buy love…you can rescue it…and it will save you” WE named him Kansas. My first and deepest animal love. He was THE rescue that changed our lives forever.…

“If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.” As a former prosecutor and judge, I understand firsthand, sausage is both more predictable and controlled…

For the Fall 2022 “Travel & Technology” Issue, publisher Karen Floyd gives her insight and reflection on everything travel and technology.

For the Summer 2022 “Green” issue, publisher Karen Floyd gives her insight and reflection on her dedication to everything “green.”

For the Spring 2022 Issue, publisher Karen Floyd gives her insight and reflection on the talented artists of various mediums.

We at ELYSIAN have ventured to capture the inspiration that comes from deep within to sustain inspiration that fuels creativity and the holiday spirit, the spirit of faith, and love.

I am more convinced than ever before, that as women age, the best is yet to come.  Reflecting upon over six and a half years of interviews, I now recognize why.

Our summer issue focuses on literature and music through the personal and professional journeys of our cover model, country music star, Elizabeth Cook, best-selling author, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and vocalist, Tanya Blount Trotter.

Our lives always become richer when we listen to the quiet messages from others’ acts of kindness, says Karen Floyd in this letter from the publisher.

The year 2020 became synonymous with “visual acuity” (20/20 numerator referring to distance and denominator to size). As long as I can remember, 2020 represented the “year of vision” a…