The Masquerade of the Red Death Returns Bigger and Better Than Ever
Electric Literature's fundraiser honored Gary Shteyngart, Jim Shepard, and Rebecca Makkai for their contributions to pandemic fiction
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Death and Grief Loops Over and Over Again in “The Furrows”
Namwali Serpell’s experimental novel uses parallel universes as a larger critique of how we mourn in our contemporary world
Oct 21 2022 - Jennifer Baker
After a 2-Year Hiatus, the Masquerade of the Red Death Returns to Brooklyn
10 reasons why you should party with Electric Literature
Sep 23 2022 - Electric Literature
Good Boys and Girls Look Away from Death
"Elegy with New England Roadkill" and "Photo Op at Antelope Canyon," two poems by Sarah Ghazal Ali
Jan 17 2022 - Sarah Ghazal Ali
Death Comes for the County Auctioneer
"Kenny Bond Shot My Dog," a story of revenge by Chrissy Kolaya
May 17 2021 - Chrissy Kolaya
Death Is Her Next Big Commission
"The Costume Maker," a short story by Debbie Vance
May 3 2021 - Debbie Vance
White Is the Color Somewhere Between Life and Death
Han Kang's "The White Book" is a eulogy, a prayer, and a novel
Aug 17 2020 - Krys Lee
Being Scared to Death Is Part of Being a Mother
Sarah Menkedick's "Ordinary Insanity" looks at maternal anxiety and how fear is built into the motherhood experience
Jun 5 2020 - Anna Altman
A Queer Love Story About Death, Magic, and American Boyhood
"Boys of Alabama" examines masculinity by way of magical realism
May 20 2020 - Sarah Neilson
The Urethra-Crushing Meaninglessness of Death
BoJack Horseman, Eugene Onegin, and our desperate attempts to make life and loss feel like they matter
