

The Quarterly Journal of Economics is the oldest professional journal of economics in the English language. Edited at Harvard University’s Department of Economics, it covers all aspects of the field.
April Michelle Davis stepped in and copyedited several issues of this magazine while the regular freelance editor was on leave. For these issues, April Michelle took the lead and moved the writing process along smoothly by quickly becoming familiar with the style manual and the house style guide.
After hanging in mid-air for a split-second, our canoe drops hard. Immediate primal fears, heightened by expedition tensions and summer’s heat, grip us. We are descending out of control and into the core of a forty-foot whirlpool. The bow bends as if to be ripped asunder. Did we cheat death on Winnie’s six-foot waves in near freezing waters and survive terrifying games of chicken played by towboat operators only to go down in a peril equal to Dante’s inner circle? Mighty Miss’ edge-of-death experiences mingle with portraits of sandy beaches; a Robinson Crusoe island; magnificent sunrises; close-up encounters with loons making their evening call; slam dancing carp, lips pulsating to pass brethren mosh-pit style; and fishermen and faith-filled river people sharing intimate and uplifting stories. The ecstasy of nature’s beauties and the excitement of survival make
Ford is to automobile what Best is to tractors. 
