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Dating After the Worst Day of Her Life
"Exuma" by Emma Duffy-Comparone, recommended by Danielle Lazarin
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"Gubeikou Spirit" by Te-Ping Chen, recommended by Madeleine Thien
Feb 17 - Te-Ping Chen
RR Issue No. 457
Don’t Let Anyone Know Mom Ran Away
An excerpt from "American Delirium" by Betina González, recommended by Heather Cleary
Feb 10 - Betina González
RR Issue No. 456
Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary Discuss Their Suicides
A new short story by Pauline Melville, recommended by Electric Literature
Feb 3 - Pauline Melville
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The Ballad of Existing in Santa Monica
A poem by M. Lopes da Silva
Mar 1 - M. Lopes da Silva
Solving the Riddle of My Mother’s Secret Room
"The Clown Room," a fiction debut by CJ Green
Feb 22 - CJ Green
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The Infinite Doors at the Center of Myself
Two poems by Sarah Cavar
Feb 15 - Sarah Cavar
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Whisking Butter with the Best of Them
"Butter" and "Cream," a poetry debut by Eliana Gies
Feb 8 - Eliana Gies
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"Ode to Boy," a poem by Mark Anthony Cayanan
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"Compaction Birds," a story from "Wild Swims" by Dorthe Nors, translated by Misha Hoekstra
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All These Houses Full of Opinions
Two poems by Emily Bludworth de Barrios
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