Welcome to After the Art’s thirteenth issue.
We hope you enjoy these three essays:
“The Ekphrasis of the Second Self” by Alia Soliman
“Skimming the Surface” by Mary Anne Trause
“The Pieta” by Kerry Malawista
We’ve also started a Facebook page, which you can follow for posts about future issues as well as exhibits, articles, books, essays, and sites that might be of interest.

After the Art publishes personal essays that explore the ways reading and art enrich each other.
If you’re interested in submitting, please read our guidelines.