For this June 2025 edition we welcome our newest amateur

illustrator An. She has created this issue’s Best Caption Contest

Cartoon with August’s theme: “Happy, Joyous, and … Single.”

HERE’S YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT:

Brainstorm the perfect caption for An’s newest creation and

shoot it over to us at essay@sa.org. If your caption captures our

hearts (and chuckles), it will grace the pages of our August ESSAY edition.

Plus, you’ll snag a complimentary print copy of the issue, courtesy of SAICO,

delivered straight to your doorstep. Mark your calendars: the deadline for

submissions is July 15. Let the creativity flow and may the funniest caption

win!

Our in-house illustrator, LaRon has been breathing life into our covers and

peppering our pages with laughter through his cartoons for the past three

years. We are grateful to him for sharing his talent through creating light-

hearted, recovery themed cartoons for ESSAY. In August, 2025, he will

resume his caption contest cartoons in need of your creative captions.