ISSUE No. 400
I Bought the Goblin App and All I Got Was This Eating Disorder
"Goblin," a short story by Rachel Harrison, recommended by Electric Literature
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Lindsay Duguid recommends "Tristan," Lucy Hughes-Hallett's retelling of the medieval love story
Jan 8 - Lucy Hughes-Hallett
RR Issue No. 399 
Recommended Reading’s 32 Most Read Stories of the Decade
We dove into the archives and called in the accountants
Jan 1 - Electric Literature
RR Issue No. 398 
Forsaken by the Bitch Goddess at Year’s End
"Who Has Seen the Wind?" by Carson McCullers
Dec 25 - Carson McCullers
RR Issue No. 397 
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A single piece of poetry, flash, graphic, or experimental narrative arriving every Monday morning.
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ISSUE No. 98
A Love Story That Looks Like Me
"Black queers deserve joy," a poem by Tahirah Alexander Green
Jan 13 - Tahirah Alexander Green
Why Is It So Hard to Just Say What We Mean
"The Dance," a story by Nicolette Polek
Jan 6 - Nicolette Polek
Fiction 
Poetry, Flash Fiction, and Graphic Narrative for Every Holiday Experience
From the archives of The Commuter, we bring you a smorgasbord of reading material for whatever kind of holiday you're having
Dec 30 - Recommended Reading
poetry 
There Are Two Kinds of People: People Like My Boyfriend and People Like Me
"Boyfriend," a story by Laurie Stone
Dec 23 - Laurie Stone
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I Bought the Goblin App and All I Got Was This Eating Disorder
Jan 15 - Rachel Harrison
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A Love Story That Looks Like Me
Jan 13 - Tahirah Alexander Green
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The Great Silence by Ted Chiang
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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The Knowers
Sep 11 - Helen Phillips
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Love Is a Yellow Hotel in Yugoslavia
"Return Trips" by under-celebrated 20th century author Alice Adams recommended by her biographer Carol Sklenicka
Dec 18 - Alice Adams
RR Issue No. 396 
It’s Getting Harder to Pretend the Earth Isn’t Flying Around
"Nine," a flash fiction series by Scott Garson
Dec 16 - Scott Garson
Fiction 
How Am I Going to Explain a Dead Angel?
"The General Zapped an Angel" by Howard Fast, originally published in 1969, recommended by his granddaughter, Molly Jong-Fast
Dec 11 - Howard Fast
RR Issue No. 395 
A Mattress That Will Muffle the Screams
"A Consumer's Guide to Shopping With PTSD," a short story by Katherine Robb
Dec 9 - Katherine Robb
Fiction 
All You Have To Do Is Kill Her Off
"The Drain" by Lynn Coady, a new short story recommended by Electric Literature
Dec 4 - Lynn Coady
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A Poem About Wigs You’ll Want Toupee Your Respects To
"Wigs Everywhere," by Justin Jannise
Dec 2 - Justin Jannise
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