she is co-headwriter with Josh Griffith, who has already proved his worth in the writing department, plus Beth Milstein has been hired to fill in for Higley, who, IMO, is also a very good writer and has some good credentials behind her. I don’t think Dena Higley’s absence will prove anything or take away from Griffith’s vision for DOOL, and Milstein is only going to make it a very smooth transition; I’d bet on it.