I was hoping to make this post last month, but then we ran into some site issues and it all went off track. So here we are in 2025, which will bring with it MAHQ’s 25th anniversary in April. I have lots of things I’d like to accomplish this year, but it can’t be done alone. So I’m putting out a call to anyone who might be interested in writing for MAHQ. I will say right off the bat that this site is a labor of love, so there’s no pay involved. But if that’s okay and you’d still like […]
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