Marcus Civin (Art) has four short stories published in print and online in Issue 4 of Full Bleed, a journal of art and design published annually by the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore. The inter-related short stories, part of a larger series called , and illustrated by Nan Cao, are portraits of a sort, about artists, art people, individuality, and the ups and downs of artist's lives. Civin is also on the Advisory Board for Full Bleed.