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Phasmid eggs | Levon Biss

Faience amulet in the form of a tree frog, ca. 3rd–1st century B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greek and Roman Art

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Size: H.: 13/16 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. (2.1 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm) Medium: Faience

Lizz Hamilton

Every Prayer Card I Had in My House (3rd Configuration)

Paper, plastic, and metal ephemera

2016

I was weeding the hillock in my beloved San Miguel at the dusk, when suddenly the ground yawned and a creature that had tentacles like an octopus came out of it. I was frozen and didn’t know what to do. The beast was looking at me with its enormous eyes. It tried to grab me. I implored the Brown-skin Virgin to give me strength. Then I took my machete and hit it with all might. The monster went back into the hole, and I survived.

Photography by Xuebing Du