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Big Other

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BIG OTHER (www.bigother.com) is an online arts and culture magazine, featuring reviews, essays, fiction, poetry, hybrid works, art, a podcast, and more. Founded in 2009. Published by @johnmadera.bsky.social.

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Big Other@bigothermag.bsky.social · 6d ago

Stay tuned for the announcement of our nominations for The Best Small Fictions 2027! In the meantime, read Tim Horvath’s “Chop,” which was selected for inclusion in The Best Small Fictions 2021! bigother.com/2020/08/31/c...

Chop, by Rafaele Andrade and Tim Horvath

I am trying to keep myself busy while the world is on hold. And so I do what I have always done: I chop. I cannot go to the store, I cannot go to the beach, I must stay inside, but I can cho…

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Big Other@bigothermag.bsky.social · 6d ago

Stay tuned for the announcement of our nominations for The Best Small Fictions 2027! In the meantime, read Hillary Leftwich’s “Past Hertz” was selected for inclusion in The Best Small Fictions 2021! bigother.com/2020/02/11/p...

Past Hertz, by Hillary Leftwich

I wake up every night unable to open my mouth. I’m grinding my teeth in my sleep. My dentist tells me it’s either fear or stress. Figure out which one, or both, and you’ll figure out where t…

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Big Other@bigothermag.bsky.social · 6d ago

Stay tuned for the announcement of our nominations for The Best Small Fictions 2027! In the meantime, read Robert Lopez’s “However Many Sayings to Live and Die By," which was selected for inclusion in The Best Small Fictions 2021! bigother.com/2020/04/21/h...

However Many Sayings to Live and Die By

By Robert Lopez   What Not to Do, How Not to Live Don’t get born, don’t be a person, don’t get born as a person to a family of people. Don’t be black or white or brown and don’t be short or fa…

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Big Other@bigothermag.bsky.social · 6d ago

Stay tuned for the announcement of our nominations for The Best Small Fictions 2027! In the meantime, read Dawn Raffel’s “Three Cities,” which was selected for inclusion in The Best Small Fictions 2021! bigother.com/2020/01/08/t...

Three Cities, by Dawn Raffel

(with appreciation for Italo Calvino)   The City of Serena In the beautiful city of Serena, every old woman wears a mask. The body may yet appear lithe in slacks, in silks, in exquisitely calc…

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Big Other@bigothermag.bsky.social · 7d ago

Happy birthday, BIG OTHER contributor Tim Horvath! Celebrate by reading this Horvath fiction (with music by Rafaele Andrade), which we published in 2020, and which was subsequently selected for inclusion in The Best Small Fictions 2021! bigother.com/2026/08/01/f... Cc: @timhorvath.bsky.social

From the Archives: Chop, by Rafaele Andrade and Tim Horvath

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Tim Horvath! Celebrate by reading this Horvath fiction (with music by Rafaele Andrade), which we published in 2020, and which was subsequently selected for inc…

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Big Other@bigothermag.bsky.social · last wk.

Published today: a superb septet of poems by Karen An-hwei Lee! Moving between the intimate and cosmic, these poems reveal the body, color, language, and everyday wonders as portals into grace, mystery, and connection. bigother.com/2026/07/30/s...

Seven Poems, by Karen An-hwei Lee

Philoxenia Darling strangers populate my life, ones I love dearly, more than life herself—a prophet and a blind woman, a small terrier mix, possibly Jack Russell, part Maltese or bichon fris…

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Big Other@bigothermag.bsky.social · 2w ago

Announced today: the deadline and guidelines for the 2026 BiG OTHER Book Awards! This marks the eighth annual presentation of the awards, which aim to recognize excellence in literature and promote innovative writers and adventurous presses. bigother.com/2026/07/27/a...

Announcing the Deadline and Guidelines for the 2026 Big Other Book Awards!

We are excited to announce the deadline and guidelines for the 2026 Big Other Book Awards! This marks the eighth annual presentation of the awards, which aim to recognize excellence in liter…

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Big Other@bigothermag.bsky.social · 2w ago

We've had the pleasure of publishing Karen An-hwei Lee's superb fiction four times, so you can imagine how delighted we are to soon publish a superb suite of seven poems by her. Stay tuned!

Big Other@bigothermag.bsky.social · 2w ago

Happy birthday, BIG OTHER contributor Elaine Equi! Celebrate by reading the five Equi poems we published in 2025! And then go read the Equi poems we published in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024! bigother.com/2026/07/24/f...

From the Archives: Five Poems, by Elaine Equi

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Elaine Equi! Celebrate by reading the five Equi poems below, which we published in 2025! And then go read the Equi poems we published in 2019 (and go wa…

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Big Other@bigothermag.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy birthday, BIG OTHER contributor Kenning JP García! Celebrate by reading García’s “Grace Notes,” which we published in Puerto Rican Writers Folio: A Hauntology in 2022! bigother.com/2026/07/01/f...

From the Archives: Grace Notes, by Kenning JP García

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Kenning JP García! Celebrate by reading García’s “Grace Notes,” which we published in Puerto Rican Writers Folio: A Hauntology in 2022! &nbsp…

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