Hey everyone, it’s Levi—and I need to come clean and say I’m sorry.

I turned in my article 16 hours late. I know that doesn’t sound like much on paper, but in our workflow, that kind of delay throws a wrench into everything. The piece hadn’t gone through any of its reviews yet, so now the people who keep this Magazine running smoothly are stuck dealing with a last-minute mess—because of me.

Here’s who I owe direct apologies to:

To Shawn:
You’re the first to touch anything we submit, and you’ve always been fast, sharp, and on top of it. My delay means now you’re stuck reviewing my piece under pressure instead of on schedule. I hate that I did that to you. You didn’t deserve the added stress, and I’ll do everything I can to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

To Mistress Heather:
As Managing Editor, you keep this machine running—and I just tossed a wrench into the gears. I know that reviewing, approving, and slotting this piece late in the game is going to cost you time and energy you shouldn’t have to spend. You expect professionalism, and I fell short. I’m sorry, Mistress. I’ll earn that trust back.

To Domme Jessica:
Your review is so important—especially when it comes to health, safety, and responsibility in our content. Now, because I turned in late, you’ve got to squeeze that into a tighter window or possibly scramble to fit it in at all. I disrespected your time, and that’s not okay. I’m sorry, and I’ll do better.

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To Mistress Annie
I was remiss in remembering to apologize to you, Mistress Annie, for my delay. Of course you are also affected, as you have final review of any article about Zeek’s Adventures. After all the work you did to orchestrate this adventure, I apologize for letting you down. I hope you enjoy the article when you conduct your final review.

To the whole team—thank you for not just tossing my work out. I know I’ve made things harder, and I’m not proud of it.

I’m back on track, and I won’t be the guy causing this kind of disruption again.

—Levi