July 2025 – Page 3

Henry David Thoreau on Life, Art, Freedom, and More

Happy birthday, Henry David Thoreau! Here are some quotes from his writing: “You must get your living by…

By Jared Joseph A work of both experimental and historical fiction, Jesi Bender’s Child of Light serves as a…

My Digits The night before I fly back home, I prick my mother’s finger. She has lancets, alcohol wipes, gauze.…

Happy birthday, Marcel Proust! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Love is space and time measured by…

R.I.P., Fanny Howe. Here are some quotes from the marvelous poet, novelist, and short story writer: “After all, the…

A Clasp of Some Sort 1 “The Silver Swan”—that’s funny I thought swans white, unlike and yet the one who…

Everything Must Go Including the words letters, punctuation marks. Even the screen. What Part of Yes Don’t You Understand?…

Happy birthday, Frida Kahlo! Here are some quotes from the artist: “Fall in love with yourself, with life,…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Jeffery Renard Allen! Celebrate by reading Allen’s “Four Poems,” which we published earlier this year!…

“…any violation of Title VI—including the use of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (‘DEI’) programs to advantage one’s race over another—is…