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December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Henry Miller on Art, Life, Writing, and More

Happy birthday, Henry Miller! Here are some quotes from the writer. “Imagination is the voice of daring.” “There…

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 - Anthology, Featured, Reading, Writing

Big Other Anthology 2021

Hard as things are, despair is easy. Don’t get me wrong; the state of things, the order of things,…

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 - Birthday, Fiction, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: Three Fictions, by Kim Chinquee

Happy birthday, Kim Chinquee! Celebrate by reading these Chinquee fictions we published in 2019! “Foxy” was subsequently published in Chinquee’s…

December 9, 2021 - Featured, Nonfiction, Poetry, Reading, Writing

Writing What You Don’t Know: Poetry and the Arcane

By Tony Trigilio It’s early-autumn 1993 and I’ve just sat down for an office-hour appointment with my Northeastern University…

December 7, 2021 - Birthday, Books, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Noam Chomsky on Freedom, Power, Democracy, Justice, and More

Happy birthday, Noam Chomsky! 93, today! Here are some quotes from the linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic,…

December 7, 2021 - Featured, Fiction, Reading, Writing

Always Crashing in the Same Car, by Lance Olsen

OH YOU PRETTY THINGS Humming something that came to him in red dreams, he considers, mid-shave, this man suddenly…

December 6, 2021 - Birthday, Event, Poetry, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: Five Poems, by Joanna C. Valente

Happy birthday, Joanna C. Valente! Celebrate by reading these Valente poems we published in 2019! They were subsequently published in…

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 - Books, Reading, Small Presses, Writing

Most Anticipated Small Press Releases: September-December 2021

Here are some compelling September-December 2021 small press books that captured my attention, including Big Other contributor Edwin Torres’s Quanundrum:…

December 3, 2021 - Poetry, Reading, Writing

From the Archives: Soft Eclipse, by Elizabeth Robinson

Happy birthday, Elizabeth Robinson! Celebrate by reading this Robinson poem we published last year! We also nominated it for a…

November 30, 2021 - Awards, Featured, News, Reading, Writing

Announcing Big Other’s 2021 Pushcart Prize Nominations!

We are pleased to nominate the following writing published in Big Other in 2021 for the Pushcart Prize: Sarah…