ISSUE No. 566
You Can’t Come Back If Your Memories Are Missing
"Accidental Girls" from Patterns of Orbit by Chloe N. Clark, recommended by Juan Martinez
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The Easter Visit From Relationship Hell
An excerpt from Burst by Mary Otis, recommended by Ramona Ausubel
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My Wife Lived Countless Lives Before She Met Me
"Connie," an excerpt from Biography of X by Catherine Lacey, recommended by Lauren Groff
Mar 8 - Catherine Lacey
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Fate Is a Flask Spiked With Acid
"Queen of Heaven" by Joel Cuthbertson, recommended by Electric Literature
Mar 1 - Joel Cuthbertson
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The Day I Ghosted My Life
"Lost," a graphic narrative by Ellie Black
Mar 20 - Ellie Black
Til a Thought Experiment Do Us Part
"The Divorce," flash fiction by Alexandra Wuest
Mar 13 - Alexandra Wuest
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My Empty Ears Listen for the Shore
Three poems by Suphil Lee Park
Mar 6 - Suphil Lee Park
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My Mother Wrote Her Own Ending
"Blood Is Not Your Subject," a graphic narrative by Arwen Donahue
Feb 27 - Arwen Donahue
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My Mom Doesn’t Recognize Me But Neither Do I
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The Great Silence
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An excerpt from I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, recommended by Steph Opitz
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Mom’s Tissues Are No Match for the Wounds of Time
"Time of Mother," flash fiction by Jefferson Navicky
Feb 20 - Jefferson Navicky
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The Only Thing More Humiliating Than Virginity Is Sex
"One-Hundred Percent Humidity" by Michelle Lyn King, recommended by Electric Literature
Feb 15 - Michelle Lyn King
RR Issue No. 561
Trying on Alternate Selves at the Abandoned Mall
Two poems by A. M. Goodhart
Feb 13 - A. M. Goodhart
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I Am My Best Self on Tripadvisor
"A Visit to Monk's House" from Evil Flowers by Gunnhild Øyehaug, recommended by Kari Dickson
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Nina Simone Reminds Me to Suffer No Fools
Two poems by Akhim Alexis
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