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Literature in Translation |July 7, 2026

“The Whisper of the Wind”

a story by Cástulo Aceves, translated from Spanish by Michael Langdon

“They started in the middle of nowhere, heading towards what she supposed was the closest highway. The whole group began to walk, with the last rays of the sun skirting the hills that could be seen in the distance, very small, on the horizon.”
Poetry |July 7, 2026

“Mother’s Day” & “Bad birds”

two poems by Cleopatra Mathis

“Still I struggle to rise, breathing in the quiet, / trying to believe in patience / as I teach the child to make the bread, to mix the flour and water …”
Commentary |July 7, 2026

on Country of Lords: Neo-Aristocrats, Social Darwinists, Tech Utopians, and the Long Fight Against Equality in America by Kim Phillips-Fein

reviewed by Hamilton Cain

“As this timely, incisive book suggests, liberty exists for the elect few, the rest of us be damned — a notion as American as Mom and apple pie.”
Essay |July 7, 2026

“Criminal Behavior”

an essay by Gary Fincke

“In the beginning, the fatal beating is just a local news story. A curiosity to follow. Terrible behavior reported in a newspaper circulated through small towns and rural communities within an hour’s drive.”