August 2026 – BIG OTHER

Two Poems, by Rachel Galvin

Meditation on Roget’s Paradox of Choice You have your preferences proclivities inclinations predispositions tendencies favorites You make your …

Happy birthday, Jorge Luis Borges! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Reality is not always probable, or…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Michael Martone! Celebrate by reading “Follies, Ruins, Ducks,” which we published in 2025! Follow that…

By Richard Hamilton Phenomenology happens along a continuum at the crossroad between chaos and the cosmos. By one account,…

Happy birthday, John Hawkes! Here are some quotes from the author: “‘Choice means variable, variable means discontinuity, discontinuity destroys…

Brian Evenson has been a meaningful presence in my literary life for many years, not only through my reviews…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Brian Evenson! Celebrate by reading his essay on Robert Coover’s fiction, which is featured in…

We are pleased to nominate the following fictions for inclusion in Best Small Fictions 2027 (Black Lawrence Press): …

Happy birthday, James Baldwin! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Artists are here to disturb the peace.”…

Happy birthday, Herman Melville! Here are some quotes from his writing: “It is better to fail in originality,…