ISSUE No. 365
Alexander Chee Recommends “Days of Being Mild” by Xuan Juliana Wang
A story about rich Beijing hipsters making art and avoiding their parents
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An Excerpt from the Novel "The Unpassing" by Chia-Chia Lin, Recommended by D. Wystan Owen
May 8 - Chia-Chia Lin
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It’s All Porn and Cat Videos
"Horribilis" by Amanda Marbais is a story about being afraid of everything, but living your life anyway
May 1 - Amanda Marbais
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Do You Want to Be Her or Do You Want to Fuck Her?
"Pussy Hounds" by Sarah Gerard, an Original Short Story Recommended by Electric Literature
Apr 24 - Sarah Gerard
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We Can’t Hide if There’s No One Looking
"January" and "Vinegar Ghazal," two poems by Emma Törzs
May 13 - Emma Törzs
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May 15 - Xuan Juliana Wang
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Do You Want to Be Her or Do You Want to Fuck Her?
Apr 24 - Sarah Gerard
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The Great Silence by Ted Chiang
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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The Last of the 14-Year-Old Virgins
Feb 21 - Ellen Gilchrist
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Dad’s Gone and the Lice Is Here to Stay
"Remedies" by Kali Fajardo-Anstine recommended by Mat Johnson
Apr 17 - Kali Fajardo-Anstine
RR Issue No. 361 
The Impossible Cost of the Sex Tax
"Nia," a short story by Zdravka Evtimova
Apr 15 - Zdravka Evtimova
Fiction 
When Your Childhood Hero Becomes a Sad Clown
Annie Hartnett recommends an excerpt from the debut novel 'Stay Up with Hugo Best' by Erin Somers
Apr 10 - Erin Somers
RR Issue No. 360 
Crying on the Floor and Other Ways to Get Through It
Two sonnets by debut poet Elliott Vanskike
Apr 7 - Elliott Vanskike
poetry 
Rick Moody Recommends “A Full-Service Shelter” by Amy Hempel
A story about how to love dogs that are going to die
Apr 3 - Amy Hempel
RR Issue No. 359 
Have You Patted a Bodega Cat Today?
“How to Placate the Gods of New York,” a graphic story by Matthew Kramer
Apr 1 - Matthew Kramer
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