ISSUE No. 435
The Secret Lives of Yoga Instructors
"Pros and Cons" by Jenny Bhatt, recommended by Elizabeth McCracken
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MFA vs. GDP
"An MFA Story" by Paul Dalla Rosa, recommended by Electric Literature
Sep 9 - Paul Dalla Rosa
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The Past Doesn’t Hurt When You Don’t Remember It
"When Eddie Levert Comes," a story from The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Sep 2 - Deesha Philyaw
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Little Cousins Make Bad Third Wheels
An excerpt from "The Death of Vivek Oji," recommended by Esmé Weijun Wang
Aug 26 - Akwaeke Emezi
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Useful Bad Advice for First Responders
"In EMT School," a poem by Ron Riekki
Sep 21 - Ron Riekki
Everything Is Filthy and I Am All Chores
"A Clean Story" by Sandra Sylvia Nelson
Sep 14 - Sandra Sylvia Nelson
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What Will It Take to Hold Back the Sky?
"The Pile," a story by Karen E. Bender
Sep 7 - Karen E Bender
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Numerous Poetic Facts About Swine
"Pigs" and "Slop," two poems by Ellen Welcker
Aug 31 - Ellen Welcker
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Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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"Teeth," a short story by Debbie Vance
Aug 24 - Debbie Vance
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Nine Months Playing House in Beijing
"Sweet Scoundrel," a new short story by Diana Xin, recommended by Electric Literature
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Don’t Ask Me What I Did With the Bodies
"The Squirrel" and "Observance," two poems by Jessica Lee
Aug 17 - Jessica Lee
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Tolerating Friends on a Holiday in Cannes
"Travelers Must Be Content" by Mavis Gallant, recommended by Brandon Taylor
Aug 12 - Mavis Gallant
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The Light that Shoots Out of My Sister’s Eyeball
"Beam," a short story by Ao Omae, translated by Emily Balistrieri
Aug 10 - Ao Omae
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All the Men I’ve Slept with at Work
An excerpt from the novel "Luster" by Raven Leilani, recommended by Katie Kitamura
Aug 5 - Raven Leilani
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