Ghis­laine Escan­de is a French artist who works and lives in Paris. She stud­ied art and art his­to­ry at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and at the Sor­bonne. Her work can be found in numer­ous col­lec­tions in Europe, Amer­i­ca and Asia. Vis­it her web­site at www.escande.fr.

2012 Map Lit­er­ary Non­fic­tion Prize Hon­or­able Men­tion     OTHER MONSTERS When fill­ing a pot­hole, it’s impor­tant to pay close atten­tion to the lip – that line where the new clean, black asphalt meets the exist­ing road. This is espe­cial­ly true when the pot­hole sits at the bot­tom of the hill that neu­ro­sur­geons such as […]

                                                            Andy Den­zler is a visu­al artist who lives and works in Zurich. His web­site is www.andydenzler.com

INTERMISSION WITH THE AVIATOR : The sky grew white with birds She had told you that you could nev­er take flight.   [blink]   The feath­ers fell Reveal­ing only the moon behind them.   [blink]   She had meant that you would thrash in the ocean And not feel your feet leave the water.   [blink]   She had […]