ISSUE No. 647
The Life of a Muse Is No Life at All
“Sophy” by Alysandra Dutton, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
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A Snowplow Parent Spinning Her Wheels on Summer Vacation
“Chincoteague” from NEAR STRANGERS by Marian Crotty, recommended by Pam Houston
Sep 30 - Marian Crotty
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Her Life Is a Borrowed Room in This Open House
“Open House” from TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME by Janis Hubschman, recommended by Kate Milliken
Sep 23 - Janis Hubschman
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The World Will Always Drop Her
“Tender” by Sarah LaBrie, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
Sep 16 - Sarah LaBrie
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The Beauty and Audacity of Black Detroit
Two poems from GOOD DRESS by Brittany Rogers
Oct 9 - Brittany Rogers
Mrs. Morrison Corrects Her Obituary
A fiction debut by Taisiya Kogan
Oct 2 - Taisiya Kogan
Prose
A Three-Bedroom Victorian to Kill For
“House Hunting,” a fiction debut by Mary Heitkamp
Sep 25 - Mary Heitkamp
Prose
Dreaming About Crosstown Traffic From Prison
“The Roads,” a poem by John DiMenna
Sep 18 - John DiMenna
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My Chili Tastes Like Failure and Death
“Grocery Shopping,” a graphic narrative by Amy Chu
Sep 11 - Amy Chu
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The Bedtime Story That Keeps Him Awake
The title story from GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT by Brian Evenson, recommended by Eric LaRocca
Sep 9 - Brian Evenson
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Hope Is a Wrecking Ball
Two poems by Sarah Carson
Sep 4 - Sarah Carson
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The Unavoidable Intimacy of Interpretation
An excerpt from MISINTERPRETATION by Ledia Xhoga, recommended by Ellen Elias-Bursać
Sep 2 - Ledia Xhoga
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I’ve Been Diagnosed With Blackness
Two poems from 2000 BLACKS by Ajibola Tolase, winner of the 2024 Cave Canem Prize
Aug 28 - Ajibola Tolase
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The Dumbest Animal at the Circus Is Me
“Dumb Animals” by Alastair Wong, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
Aug 26 - Alastair Wong
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