Quotidien Grit
| Contributors:
Adela Stevens, Aidan Barton, Anneka Weicht, Ashlyn Jordan, C.P. de León-Franzen, Caroline Cannon, Caroline Timmerman, Gia Leigh, Jenessa Rosenberger, Jordan Robertson, Juliana Moore, Lainey Parrott, LaPaula Parker, Lucy Scorziello, Mackenzie Theall, Maisie Long, Matt Avery, Nathan Sullivan, Nicole Lyons, Nicole Rigby, Noah Kammer, PJ Espley-Jones, Riley Weckwert, Ryan Stolarz, Savannah Ford
Letter From the Editors
Welcome to the creative space of Mille Fontaines, the bilingual, biannual literary magazine that serves the ACM-IAU community in Aix-en-Provence, France. Founded in 2022 by Rose Letsinger, the magazine’s intent has always been to facilitate an inclusive space of belonging for all artist communities.
As editors, we see ourselves as the stewards of this artistic space. We highlight the work of creatives, giving them the opportunity to be heard and recognized. More than that, we put art and artists in conversation, pairing visual art with the written word – this year, enhancing it all with excursions into audio and video spheres. We believe each contributor’s work is valuable, and we strive to bring out the latent potential in each work.
This edition of Mille Fontaines is embedded with the difficult, the sad, the mundane of our day-to-day lives, like gravel pressed into a hand after breaking a fall. But just as pieces of quartz are mixed with the gravel, there are specks of brightness interspersed throughout these pages – moments of wonder and hope. Our desire is that as you sift through the Quotidien Grit of our 4th Edition, you find not only a recognition of your own daily perseverance but a new appreciation for the joy and beauty that can be found in the ordinary.
Bien cordialement,
Charles P. DeLeon-Franzen & Anneka Weicht
