ISSUE No. 735
Quarantining in Her Late Husband’s Apartment Is Making Her Horny
“Before” from HORIZON HONG KONG by Xu Xi, recommended by Sybil Baker
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A Long-Lost Mother’s Embrace Is an Obliterative Fate
“The Ominous Shaft” by Marlena Williams, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
Jun 15 - Marlena Williams
RR Issue No. 734
My Boyfriend Is a Wounded Animal I Want to Save
“Porcupine” from BABY IN A BOX by Sarah Braunstein, recommended by Antoine Wilson
Jun 8 - Sarah Braunstein
RR Issue No. 733
Every Creature in the Galapagos Has a Mate Except Me
An excerpt from FANCY MEETING YOU by Louise Marburg, recommended by Elinor Lipman
Jun 1 - Louise Marburg
RR Issue No. 732
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ISSUE No. 428
The Policeman Finds Me Guilty of Joy
Two poems by Oladosu Michael Emerald
Jun 17 - Oladosu Michael Emerald
I Store My Demons Next to the Pickled Beets
"Ball Jar Demon," flash fiction by Kyle Winkler
Jun 10 - Kyle Winkler
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A Serial Killer Walks Into a Bookstore
“The Last Reader” from STORYKNIFE by Jess Row
Jun 3 - Jess Row
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Angel, Those Wings Look Ridiculous on You
Two poems by Timi Sanni
May 27 - Timi Sanni
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Jun 22 - Xu Xi
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My Boyfriend Is a Wounded Animal I Want to Save
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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
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
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
Now Welcoming All Bees Onboard the Flight
Two poems by Russell Brakefield
May 13 - Russell Brakefield
poetry
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
The Delicious Hell of a New Jersey Sex Dungeon
Two poems by Nat Mesnard
May 6 - Nat Mesnard
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