"a Mad Escape" is a 2015 Scars Publications' cc&d magazine (v255) poetry and short story book by assorted writers and artists. "Children, Churches and Daddies" (AKA cc&d, subtitle "the UN-religios, NON-family oriented literart and art magazine) has been printed in many forms since it's inception in 1993, but since 2014 cc&d is being released every other month as a 6"x9" perfect-bound paperback book, with not only it's usual ISSN# (print ISSN# 1068-5154, Internet ISSN# 1555-1555), but also an ISBN#. With ISBN#s for issue/book releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format, reflecting the writing inside the book and the cover design. Writers and artists in this book include writing by Janet Kuypers, Jane Stuart, Erren Kelly, Alan Catlin, David J. Thompson, CEE, R. N. Taber, Maura Gage Cavell, Sheryl L. Nelms, Brian Looney, I.B. Rad, Jesse Williams, Xanadu (Ofmickiewiczfame), Chris Roe, Elizabeth Harper, Mimi Young, Ronald Charles Epstein, G. A. Scheinoha, DG Mago, Eric Burbridge, Dr. (Ms.) Michael S. Whitt, Thomas Gannon, Ian Bowman, Patrick Fealey, Nora McDonald,, Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz (drawing), Brian Forrest (painting), Cheryl Townsend (photo), Eric Bonholtzer (photo), David J. Thompson (photo), Brian Hosey (photo), David J. Thompson (photo), Aaron Wilder (art), Uzeyir Lokman CAYCI (art), David Michael Jackson (photo), the HA!Man of South Africa (drawing), and Kyle Hemmings (photo).