RR ISSUE NO. 474
One Last Night with the Worst Best Friends
"Filthy Animals" by Brandon Taylor, recommended by Calvert Morgan
Jun 16 - Brandon Taylor
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A Snow Globe Theory of the Short Story
“Day Care” author Nora Lange on writing while walking, notes we leave ourselves, and the mother as chimera
Apr 14 - Carole Maso
interviews
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
7 Innovative Collections From Poets Without MFAs
With no institution advising these writers where to go, they go everywhere
Apr 13 - Burnside Soleil
Reading Lists
A Satire That Captures the Absurdity of Being a Writer in Hollywood
Hallie Cantor’s “Like This, But Funnier” pokes fun at the entertainment industry's incessant appetite for burnt-out screenwriters
Apr 10 - Ginny Hogan
interviews
15 Must-Read Small Press Books of Spring 2026
Celebrate the warmer weather with these hot new indie titles
Apr 10 - Wendy J. Fox
Reading Lists
We Were Too Young to Understand What Happened With the Man in the White Van
The moment changed us without our understanding why
Apr 9 - Angela Pelster
Personal Narrative
This Debut Novel Transforms Myth Into Flesh
Playwright and screenwriter Alfredo Félix-Díaz on duality, divinity, and literary heritage in "Parted Gods"
Apr 9 - Summer Stewart
interviews
Electric Literature Belongs to All of Us
As Executive Director, I've learned to ask for what EL needs
Apr 9 - Halimah Marcus
news
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
9 Little Odysseys That Don’t Go Very Far, and That’s the Whole Point
These small, interior journeys are rich in friction, intimacy, and insight
Apr 8 - Irena Smith
Reading Lists
8 Revolutionary Novels and Stories by Arab Women
These books in translation feature women transforming their lives and societies
Apr 7 - Addie Leak
Reading Lists
Reviving the Unborn Ghosts Lost to Sex Selection
"The Daughter Industry" author Soham Patel on the commodification of daughters and sons
Apr 7 - Muriel Leung
interviews
