ISSUE No. 726
Her Life in Seattle Doesn’t Translate to Beijing
“Yulan” from THE MEMORY MUSEUM by M Lin, recommended by Jeremy Tiang
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A Visit to Our Meanest Relative Can Only End in Tears
“Nuts” by Katie Schorr, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
Apr 13 - Katie Schorr
RR Issue No. 725
A Goat Farmer Is Only as Vulnerable as Her Goats
An excerpt from SURRENDER by Jennifer Acker, recommended by Ben Shattuck
Apr 6 - Jennifer Acker
RR Issue No. 724
I Wish It Wasn’t My Job to Ask You About Jelly
An excerpt from MOUNT VERITY by Therese Bohman, translated and recommended by Marlaine Delargy
Mar 30 - Therese Bohman
RR Issue No. 723
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ISSUE No. 420
The Fragile Pride of the Displaced New Englander
Two poems by Abbie Kiefer
Apr 22 - Abbie Kiefer
Hairballs Are My Love Language
"A Hairy Style" and "Stem of Thorns," flash fiction by Maya Miller
Apr 15 - Maya Miller
Prose
Nothing Says Closure Like Being Robbed
“The Person Who Lives Here Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” flash fiction by Ben Daggers
Apr 8 - Ben Daggers
Prose
My Skeleton Thinks It’s Better Off Alone
“Debone,” flash fiction by Caitlin Campbell
Apr 1 - Caitlin Campbell
Prose
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The Great Silence
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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Apr 20 - M Lin
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Apr 22 - Abbie Kiefer
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The School
Dec 31 - Donald Barthelme
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I May Be a Snake But I’ll Never Become Your Purse
Three anagram poems by Jia-Rui Cook
Mar 25 - Jia-Rui Cook
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This Famous Writer Is Ruining Her Writing
“Fictions” by Anna Hogeland, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
Mar 23 - Anna Hogeland
RR Issue No. 722
Ask Your Doctor If Drinking Me Is Right for You
“Spinal Tap,” flash fiction by Angela Liu
Mar 18 - Angela Liu
Prose
Her Drama Is Tolerable When It’s Performed Onstage
An excerpt from AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE by Beryl Bainbridge, recommended by Lucy Scholes
Mar 16 - Beryl Bainbridge
RR Issue No. 721
Human Dignity Is Contraband in This Camp
Three poems by Troy Osaki
Mar 11 - Troy Osaki
poetry
This Cocky Stranger Is Offering to Kill for Me
An excerpt from WHIDBEY by T Kira Māhealani Madden, recommended by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Mar 9 - T Kira Māhealani Madden
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