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May 12, 2021May 13, 2021 - Birthday, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Joseph Beuys on Art, Language, Creativity, Revolution, and More

Happy birthday, Joseph Beuys! Here are some quotes from the artist. “I think art is the only political…

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Stanley Elkin on Writing, Sentences, Fiction, and More

Happy birthday, Stanley Elkin! Here are some quotes from his books and interviews: “Make a thing that never…

May 8, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Thomas Pynchon on History, Truth, “Living Inside the System,” Death, and More.

Happy birthday, Thomas Pynchon! 84, today! Here is Against the Day‘s Jesse’s school essay on “What It Means to…

May 6, 2021 - Archives, Birthday, Fiction, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: JFK Reconsidered, by Joe Pan

Happy birthday, Joe Pan! Celebrate by reading this fiction we published February 28, 2019! MCPPFER Doc *Message to…

May 3, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Christine Schutt on Writing, Reading, Teaching, Sentences, and More

Happy birthday, Christine Schutt, who always magnificently dissolves the so-called boundaries between poetry and prose! Christine’s evocative, lapidary writing…

May 3, 2021 - Birthday, Fiction, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: Four Fictions, by Osama Alomar

Happy birthday, Osama Alomar! Celebrate by reading these fictions we published in 2019! Explosions…Explosions Fathi is on the couch,…

April 30, 2021 - Archives, Birthday, Fiction, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: Past Hertz, by Hillary Leftwich

Happy birthday, Hillary Leftwich! Celebrate by reading this Leftwich fiction we published in 2020! It was recently selected for inclusion…

April 30, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Annie Dillard on Art, Life, Reading, and Writing

Happy birthday, Annie Dillard! 76, today! Here are some quotes from her writing: “Write as if you were…

April 28, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Roberto Bolaño on Writing, Reading, Literature, and More

Happy birthday, Roberto Bolaño! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Write in the morning, revise in the…

April 22, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Vladimir Nabokov on Play, Curiosity, Invention, and More.

Happy birthday, Vladimir Nabokov! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Play! Invent the world! Invent reality!” …