Fiction: The Valley
“For the most part the armies marched through the valley, so that they might do battle elsewhere, but some, like the soldiers of the crocked cross and the soldiers of the blood red banner, had stayed and fought and died, and in so doing they watered the rich, rocky soil with their blood, and their sacrifice gave nourishment to the legends of the nationalist and internationalist alike.”
March Issue, 2026
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Letter From the Editor: I saw hope outside the window
March ramblings.
A Monumental Moment For the Masses
“A monument by nature pays homage to a person, place or event; however, as a public work of art, it should be reflective of democratic (not the political party, the ideology) principles like equality, equity and justice. White supremacist iconography, which are what the Confederate statues and sculptures are, is the antithesis of the three aforementioned tenets.”
An Interview With Pia De Girolamo: Bring Back the Light
An interview with painter Pia De Girolamo.
Woodcuts Against Fascism from Shanghai to Mexico City
Eighty years after the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, we remember how artists from China to Mexico have used art as a practice of solidarity and a tool for revolutionary social transformation.
Magpies Mix Tape: Where I’m From
Songs about home: missing home, leaving home, memories of home, defining home.
Robert S. Duncanson: Only Paint on His Mind
Duncanson’s skill established him not only in this county, but in England and throughout Europe as America’s first internationally renowned African American artist.
Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
“In a prose style that is accessible and credible, it dissects with scalpel-like precision all the hypocrisy of the totalitarian mindset and sounds a clear and timeless warning to us all about the dangers of placing ideology before humanity.”
Fiction: The Brothers
“The boys were never apart, from the earliest they were inseparable. They slept in the same bed, ate from the same plate, fought the same fights.”
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