ISSUE No. 743
The Children of This Village Delight in Wildfire and Death
“Father's Feet” from THE CROSSING OF THE BOARS by Zhang Guixing, recommended by Brian Bernards
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There’s a Better Version of Myself in These Woods
“Darkness Like a Seam” by Rebecca Turkewitz, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
Aug 10 - Rebecca Turkewitz
RR Issue No. 742
A Nigerian Man Wakes Up White and Voyages Into the Heart of Whiteness
An excerpt from WHYTEFACE by A. Igoni Barrett, recommended by Ethan Nosowsky
Aug 3 - A. Igoni Barrett
RR Issue No. 741
There Is More Than One Way to Read Tarot in the French Quarter
“The Hanged Man” by Katherine Conner, recommended by Jacob M Appel
Jul 27 - Katherine Conner
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ISSUE No. 437
People Who Live Near Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Shade
"Picture This," flash fiction by Whitney Collins
Aug 19 - Whitney Collins
Even Good Boys Get a Little Bloody Sometimes
Two poems by Kate Stoltzfus
Aug 12 - Kate Stoltzfus
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My Sex Appeal Can Kill a Man at 10 Paces
"We Should Go Out!" flash fiction by Whitney Lewis
Aug 5 - Whitney Lewis
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The Dead Return Every Minnesota Winter
Two poems by Keng Xiong
Jul 29 - Keng Xiong
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"Departure," flash fiction by Kevin Spaide
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Even Bad Men Need Company in the Night
“Young Flower” by Samuel Jensen, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
Jul 20 - Samuel Jensen
RR Issue No. 739
The Bruised Apple Tumbles Far From the Tree
Two poems by Danielle Shandiin Emerson
Jul 15 - Danielle Shandiin Emerson
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Being a Novelist Only Costs Romantic Compromises and Debilitating Debt
An excerpt from FAMOUS MEN by Julie Buntin, recommended by Chelsea Bieker
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The Bittersweet Cruelty of a Rerun
Two poems by Lindsay D'Andrea
Jul 8 - Lindsay D’Andrea
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This Family’s Favorite Holiday Game Is Resource Control
An excerpt from THE GREAT WHEREVER by Shannon Sanders, recommended by Dawnie Walton
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