Graphic Narrative

The Infinite Memory of an Immortal Plant

"The Suitors," a graphic narrative by Coco Picard and Monica Westin

The Infinite Memory of an Immortal Plant

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The Suitors

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About the Author

Coco Picard’s novella, The Healing Circle, was the 2020 Women's Prose Prize recipient and is forthcoming from Red Hen Press. Her graphic novel, The Chronicles of Fortune, was published by Radiator Comics in 2017. Short fiction and comics have been published additionally in Hyperallergic, Necessary Fiction, The Paris Review, and Seven Stories Press, among others. Critical art writing appears under the name Caroline Picard in publications like Art Forum, Visual Art Source, and Southwest Contemporary. www.cocopicard.com.

Monica Westin is a librarian and writer based in San Francisco.

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