Entering into a century of conversations from "English Journal," the authors read, and reread, the words of many mentors, colleagues, and friends, discovering some voices they did not know and rediscovering many voices they did. In surveying "English Journal", the authors highlight voices from the past, of the present, and for the future to offer a vision of how teachers can prepare students to succeed as writers in the 21st century. As they look back through 100 years of "EJ", the authors see major moves in the efforts to integrate technologies of the day and to position students as writers. From the beginning, NCTE members have tried to pin down the purpose(s) of language arts and its teaching. The authors share one sentiment to readers of this article, which is to stop waiting for the technology of tomorrow to compel them to do the work of today.