ISSUE No. 420
Any Friend of Pickles on Pizza is a Friend of Mine
An excerpt from the novel "Pizza Girl" by Jean Kyoung Frazier
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Grandmother Is Gone but at Least She’s a Bird Now
Claire Vaye Watkins recommends an excerpt from "Parakeet" by Marie-Helene Bertino
May 27 - Marie-Helene Bertino
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The Friend That Went to War and the Friend That Went to Law School
"In Case of Emergency" by John Cotter, recommended by Electric Literature
May 20 - John Cotter
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Cancer Is the Secret of This Company Town
"Twitchell" by Leah Hampton, recommended by Deb Olin Unferth
May 13 - Leah Hampton
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Small Quarantine Joys and Setbacks
Isolation comics by Jaclyn Adomeit
Jun 1 - Jaclyn Adomeit
She’s Got the Whole World in Her Uterus
"The Reveal Party," a short story by Aimee Herman
May 25 - Aimee Herman
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The Last Day of the End of the World
"A Run-Up to the Next Release," a short story by Odie Lindsey
May 18 - Odie Lindsey
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The Meal That Broke Her
"The Mother," a short story by Lindsay Hunter
May 11 - Lindsay Hunter
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Summer Vacation at the End of the World
An excerpt from "A Children's Bible" by Lydia Millet, recommended by Jenny Offill
May 6 - Lydia Millet
RR Issue No. 416
I Swear Earth Is a Carnival Queen
Two poems by Lauren Moseley
May 4 - Lauren Moseley
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Parenting in the Smog of Industrial London
"On Growing Ferns and Other Plants in Glass Cases, in the Midst of the Smoke of London" by Daniel Mason, recommended by Michael Ray
Apr 29 - Daniel Mason
RR Issue No. 415
Why the Hell Haven’t I Been Raptured Yet?
"Pending Transaction," a short story by Chance Dibben
Apr 27 - Chance Dibben
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Does She Have Postpartum or Is She Just Realistic?
"Nuclear" by Kate Tighe-Pigott, an original short story recommended by Electric Literature
Apr 22 - Kate Tighe-Pigott
RR Issue No. 414
Please Hide My Sex Toys When I Die
"Bedside," a short story debut by Dan Ryan
Apr 20 - Dan Ryan
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