Welcome to the ninth annual Delmarva Review, a literary journal publishing exceptional poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction, in print and digital editions. In Volume 9, contributing writers probe a number of topics, including love, loss, aging, addiction, physical and mental illness, personal identity, relationships, and, of course, death. This volume contains the poetry and prose of thirty-six authors from 11 states and includes forty-seven poems, eight short stories, and 10 essays and memoirs. We also review five recent books by regional authors.