The Commuter
You Look Like a Skoo and You Smell Like One, Too
"Skoo," a love story by Sandra Newman
Jan 17 - Sandra Newman
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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
Lindy West Is Reclaiming Her Agency
The author of "Adult Braces" on confronting old patterns, embracing change, and finding freedom on (and off) the road
Apr 6 - Greg Mania
interviews
Announcing the Winner of March Cadness
A champion of charm and deceit is crowned
Apr 6 - Evander James Reyes
news
Electric Lit’s Smaller Numbers Tell a Larger Story
As EL’s incoming Director of Operations and Fiction Editor, I want to talk about the numbers that matter most
Apr 3 - Wynter K Miller
news
7 Novels About Sibling Rivalries
These characters look to their sisters and brothers with envy and uncertainty, seeking clues as to who they should be
Apr 3 - Lisa Lee
Reading Lists
A Debut That Unearths Stories Lurking in Louisiana’s Swampland
BOMB Magazine Founder Betsy Sussler talks Aristophanes, Faulkner, and the enigmatic presence of the American South in "Station of the Birds"
Apr 3 - Mónica de la Torre
interviews
What Was Lost When My Daughter Gained Sound
Before my daughter’s surgery, I wanted to make the right choice
Apr 2 - Christie Chapman
Personal Narrative
Exclusive Cover Reveal of “Notes to New Mothers” edited by Rebecca Knight and Julie Buntin
Blooms of color evoke the polyphony of experiences that accompany motherhood
Apr 2 - Electric Literature
Cover Reveals
My Skeleton Thinks It’s Better Off Alone
“Debone,” flash fiction by Caitlin Campbell
Apr 1 - Caitlin Campbell
Prose
7 Hybrid Memoirs That Merge Art and Family
These books consider the web of inspiration and creativity that refracts in writers from artistic homes
Apr 1 - Lauren W. Westerfield
Reading Lists
Louise Erdrich Sees Criticism as a Friend
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author on leaving the door open and writing toward a sense of inevitability
Mar 31 - Electric Literature
interviews
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
