ISSUE No. 732
Every Creature in the Galapagos Has a Mate Except Me
An excerpt from FANCY MEETING YOU by Louise Marburg, recommended by Elinor Lipman
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The Girl We Locked in the Trunk Is Very High Maintenance
“Driving Through Pennsylvania” by Mack Gelber, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
May 25 - Mack Gelber
RR Issue No. 731
You Should Know I Found a Dead Body
An excerpt from ATTENTION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, recommended by Kimberly Campanello
May 18 - Aea Varfis-van Warmelo
RR Issue No. 730
His Girlfriend’s Love Is as Poisonous as a Mushroom
“Wild Food” from THE GOOD EYE by Jess Gibson, recommended by Molly McGhee
May 11 - Jess Gibson
RR Issue No. 729
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ISSUE No. 426
A Serial Killer Walks Into a Bookstore
“The Last Reader” from STORYKNIFE by Jess Row
Jun 3 - Jess Row
Angel, Those Wings Look Ridiculous on You
Two poems by Timi Sanni
May 27 - Timi Sanni
poetry
A Side of Metamorphosis With Your Coffee, Hon?
"The Flamingo Café" by Laurie Lathem, winner of the Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize
May 20 - Laurie Lathem
Prose
Now Welcoming All Bees Onboard the Flight
Two poems by Russell Brakefield
May 13 - Russell Brakefield
poetry
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The Great Silence
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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Every Creature in the Galapagos Has a Mate Except Me
Jun 1 - Louise Marburg
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Bettering Myself
May 15 - Ottessa Moshfegh
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My Obscenity Deserves to Be Seen
Jun 30 - Genevieve Plunkett
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The Delicious Hell of a New Jersey Sex Dungeon
Two poems by Nat Mesnard
May 6 - Nat Mesnard
poetry
A New Mother Hungry for the World on Her Plate
“Oh No” by Adrienne Celt, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
May 4 - Adrienne Celt
RR Issue No. 728
True Love With Three Olives and a Twist
“The Martini Fairy,” flash fiction by Peter M. Kazon
Apr 29 - Peter M. Kazon
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Our Wee Town’s Violent History Is Having Its Hollywood Moment
An excerpt from PRESTIGE DRAMA by Séamas O'Reilly, recommended by Caroline O'Donoghue
Apr 27 - Séamas O’Reilly
RR Issue No. 727
The Fragile Pride of the Displaced New Englander
Two poems by Abbie Kiefer
Apr 22 - Abbie Kiefer
poetry
Her Life in Seattle Doesn’t Translate to Beijing
“Yulan” from THE MEMORY MUSEUM by M Lin, recommended by Jeremy Tiang
Apr 20 - M Lin
RR Issue No. 726
