Solidarity

We at Brevity magazine and the Brevity blog stand in solidarity with the protesters and with the Black Lives Matter movement. We deplore the ongoing police violence toward people of color. We unequivocally stand with those who seek justice and reform through protests across our country and the world. This is an important time to listen to Black voices,...
Brevity in Chinese Translation

Brevity in Chinese Translation

For Chinese readers, Brevity will go under the name One Leaf, an abbreviation of a Chinese idiom indicating that one can sense the advent of autumn via the changes on one leaf. In addition, it is a homophone for the symbol meaning one page of paper. We are excited about this new outreach.
Issue 53 / May 2016

Issue 53 / May 2016

Under construction. Check back tomorrow.
Issue 52 / May 2016

Issue 52 / May 2016

Powerful new essays from Jaquira Díaz, Gretchen E. Henderson, DeWitt Henry, Annalise Mabe, Christine Byl, Darius Atefat-Peckham, Alyssa Quinn, Tiffany Hitesman, Keema Waterfield, Jason Arment, M. Sausun, Joanne Lozar Glenn, Kristina Moriconi, Rachel Tolliver, and Ellene Glenn Moore