ISSUE No. 709
Her Husband’s Principles Are Ruining Christmas
“Another Christmas” from THE COLLECTED STORIES by William Trevor, recommended by Marisa Silver
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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
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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
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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
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My Horny Extra Hand Needs Boundaries
“Prayers to the God of Progress,” flash fiction by Andrew Graham Martin
Dec 17 - Andrew Graham Martin
Frida Deserved Better Than Diego’s Coconut
Two ekphrastic poems by Danilo Marin
Dec 10 - Danilo Marin
poetry
A Severed Finger Is Rarely a Good Sign
“Fissures,” flash fiction by Ariel Katz
Dec 3 - Ariel Katz
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My Nipples Are a Public Safety Hazard
Two poems by Weiji Wang
Nov 26 - Weiji Wang
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Sep 24 - Pardis Parker
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Whatever’s Killing the Cattle Is Killing Him Too
Aug 11 - Aaron Gwyn
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Eye Fucking Men Across New York City
Dec 15 - Maggie Love
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The Great Silence
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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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
poetry
In My Homeland Memories Are Forbidden
“Where Memory Meets the Sea” by Laia Asieo Odo, recommended by Malka Older, Annalee Newitz, and Karen Lord
Nov 17 - Laia Asieo Odo
RR Issue No. 704
Where’s My “5 Over 65” Award?
“Senior Writer Bingo,” a graphic narrative by R.L. Maizes the Elder
Nov 12 - R.L. Maizes the Elder
Graphic Narrative
Ecstasy Is Temporary but Being Fabulous Is Forever
An excerpt from TERRY DACTYL by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, recommended by Lisa Ko
Nov 10 - Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
RR Issue No. 703
I’m Sorry, You’ve Reached the Wrong Messiah
“Paul's Tomb,” flash fiction by Will VanDenBerg
Nov 5 - Will VanDenBerg
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