The Commuter
Two Poems by francine j. harris
"The Meek" and "I cleaned the house"
Aug 3 - francine j. harris
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Emma Copley Eisenberg Is Tired of the Plot Police
The “Fat Swim” author on fairytales, writing sentence by sentence, and keeping favorite authors on hand (literally)
Apr 24 - Electric Literature
interviews
My Mother Lived and Died in a Polluted Ecotone
I don’t know if unseen toxicities caused her cancer, but I can’t pull myself away from the question
Apr 23 - Sarah Giragosian
Personal Narrative
The Deepest Readers Do Not Make the Best Detectives
Patrick Cottrell’s "Afternoon Hours of a Hermit" forges a literary universe of mirrors, doublings, and mystery
Apr 23 - Evander James Reyes
interviews
The Fragile Pride of the Displaced New Englander
Two poems by Abbie Kiefer
Apr 22 - Abbie Kiefer
poetry
7 Novels That Let India’s Smaller Towns Shine
From the Himalayas to rural Madhya Pradesh, these stories explore life outside bustling metropoles
Apr 22 - Sneha Pathak
Reading Lists
7 Literary Characters Who Break the “Teen Girl” Trope
In patriarchal societies, these young women use their minds to challenge norms and create better futures
Apr 21 - Caroline Bicks
Reading Lists
How to Write Poetry in the Era of Face-Eating Algorithms
Author of "/face" William Lessard on facial recognition, surveillance, and the myth of the analog poet
Apr 21 - Joe Milazzo
interviews
Her Life in Seattle Doesn’t Translate to Beijing
“Yulan” from THE MEMORY MUSEUM by M Lin, recommended by Jeremy Tiang
Apr 20 - M Lin
RR Issue No. 726
Pakistani Literature That Refuses to Pigeonhole Its Setting
Mahreen Sohail and Dur e Aziz Amna on the problem with naming real places in literature
Apr 20 - Basmah Sakrani
interviews
7 Books Featuring Self-Sabotaging Characters
These characters cut corners, point fingers, and compel us to witness them at their worst
Apr 17 - Pardeep Toor
Reading Lists
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Turns to Music
The author of “Chain Gang All-Stars” on writing across disciplines and releasing his debut album, “The Pisces Sciatica”
Apr 17 - Ashley Leone
interviews
Observations from Inside Immigration Court
ICE regularly detains people in these very hallways, often violently separating children from their parents
Apr 16 - Laurie Lathem
Personal Narrative
