ISSUE No. 712
At Least My Best Friend Stabbed Me in the Front
“Slut Lullabies” by Gina Frangello, recommended by Steve Almond
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There Is No Privacy on Open Water
“Albatross” from AS IF BY MAGIC by Edgard Telles Ribeiro, translated and recommended by Margaret A. Neves
Jan 5 - Edgard Telles Ribeiro
RR Issue No. 711
My Nervous Breakdown Will Absolutely Be Televised
“Monsters” from I COULD BE FAMOUS by Sydney Rende, recommended by Jonathan Dee
Dec 29 - Sydney Rende
RR Issue No. 710
Her Husband’s Principles Are Ruining Christmas
“Another Christmas” from THE COLLECTED STORIES by William Trevor, recommended by Marisa Silver
Dec 22 - William Trevor
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ISSUE No. 405
He’d Rather Fight a Dragon Than His Wife
“Tom vs. Dragon,” flash fiction by Lyndsay Hall
Jan 7 - Lyndsay Hall
My Horny Extra Hand Needs Boundaries
“Prayers to the God of Progress,” flash fiction by Andrew Graham Martin
Dec 17 - Andrew Graham Martin
Prose
Frida Deserved Better Than Diego’s Coconut
Two ekphrastic poems by Danilo Marin
Dec 10 - Danilo Marin
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A Severed Finger Is Rarely a Good Sign
“Fissures,” flash fiction by Ariel Katz
Dec 3 - Ariel Katz
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At Least My Best Friend Stabbed Me in the Front
Jan 12 - Gina Frangello
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My Nervous Breakdown Will Absolutely Be Televised
Dec 29 - Sydney Rende
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Motherhood Made Her a Literal Dog
Jul 12 - Rachel Yoder
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Eye Fucking Men Across New York City
“Shapeshifter” by Maggie Love, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
Dec 15 - Maggie Love
RR Issue No. 708
Tracking Down the Lover From Her Dreams
An excerpt from HOUSE OF DAY, HOUSE OF NIGHT by Olga Tokarczuk, translated and recommended by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Dec 8 - Olga Tokarczuk
RR Issue No. 707
Abandoned On the Street That Will Bear His Name
An excerpt from THE DREAM OF THE JAGUAR by Miguel Bonnefoy, translated and recommended by Ruth Diver
Dec 1 - Miguel Bonnefoy
RR Issue No. 706
My Nipples Are a Public Safety Hazard
Two poems by Weiji Wang
Nov 26 - Weiji Wang
poetry
My Heart Is a Dark Gash Oozing With Desire
“Wound” by Sammy Stevens, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
Nov 24 - Sammy Stevens
RR Issue No. 705
Blood and Guts Were Our First Language
“what i can teach you,” a poem by Eshani Surya
Nov 19 - Eshani Surya
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