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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Dec 31 - Donald Barthelme
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Nothing Is Wrong and That’s Terrifying
Two poems by Evan Wang
Feb 11 - Evan Wang
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Writing in Notebooks Is My New Personality
“Notebooks” by Imogen Clarke, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
Feb 9 - Imogen Clarke
RR Issue No. 716
My Lust Will Melt All the Snow in Antarctica
“Steam,” flash fiction by Jean-Luke Swanepoel
Feb 4 - Jean-Luke Swanepoel
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The Childhood Friend I Abandoned Is Trying to Save Me
“That Unfamiliar Night” from WITH THE HEART OF A GHOST by Lim Sunwoo, translated and recommended by Chi-Young Kim
Feb 2 - Lim Sunwoo
RR Issue No. 715
Trauma Bonding at the Five-Year Reunion
Two poems by Sarah Chin
Jan 28 - Sarah Chin
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A Friendship Spanning Bombay Prep Schools and Connecticut Strip Malls
An excerpt from EVERY HAPPINESS by Reena Shah, recommended by Sindya Bhanoo
Jan 26 - Reena Shah
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