Stanza Thompson knows how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but she can't read the signs of the times. Not, at least, until the witching hour. Stanza is a young American scholar working in Belgium when her husband, Pierre, is killed in a tragic bicycle accident. Devastated by her soul mate's death, she moves back to her family home in rural Kansas. In her five-year absence, Stanza's homeland - and especially her hometown - has become darkly twisted, creating something dangerously inhospitable to outsiders. As rebellious as she is brilliant, Stanza is a stranger in the university where...

This bedtime adventure story chronicles the nightly travels of a young dreamer, who experiences "such strange and wonderful things." The dreamer circles through space and time, enjoying the sights, sounds, and impossibilities of fantasy. Even after all the dreamer's enchanting journeys, the child's travels are only completed upon waking up, safe and sound, in the familiar surroundings of home. The book is structured so that each page can be read as an independent story, or they can all be read together. Anything but standard fare, the unusual illustration style adds to the surreal quality of...

Ten international visual and literary storytellers have come together in Belgium to share their perceptions of strangeness. This concept can be broadly interpreted to mean marginalization, whether personally, socially, or politically imposed. As such, each work challenges commonly accepted individual and artistic boundaries -- genres and grenzen -- contributing to the uniqueness of this diverse gathering. We invite you to turn these pages and welcome you to join us in this omnium gatherum.