ISSUE No. 474
One Last Night with the Worst Best Friends
"Filthy Animals" by Brandon Taylor, recommended by Calvert Morgan
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A Trust Fund Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Own Sheets
"The Boyish Lover" by Laurie Colwin, recommended by Electric Literature
Jun 9 - Laurie Colwin
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My Father’s Faith Will Either Save You or Break You
Chapter One of "Revival Season" by Monica West, recommended by Jami Attenberg
Jun 2 - Monica West
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Impossible Lessons from My First Year in American High School
"New Life" by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry, recommended by Electric Literature
May 26 - Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
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Lackadaisical Does Not Mean Lack of Daisies
Two poems about language and landscape by Cindy Juyoung Ok
Jun 21 - Cindy Juyoung Ok
Boyhoods Lost to This Endless War
"Campfire Outside Valdorros," a short story by Julian Zabalbeascoa
Jun 14 - Julian Zabalbeascoa
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Kiss Me Dry in the Desert
"Arizona" and "The Spare," two poems by Kaitlyn McNab
Jun 7 - Kaitlyn McNab
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No, I Can’t Yoga My Way Out of Bipolar Disorder
"diagnosis" and "etymology," two poems by Maui Smith
May 31 - Maui Smith
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Who Wants to Marry a Retired NFL Lineman
"Reality," a short story by Diana Spechler
May 24 - Diana Spechler
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Five Years of Marriage Threatened by One Line of Poetry
"Mrs. Spring Fragrance" by Sui Sin Far, originally published in 1912, recommended by C Pam Zhang
May 19 - Sui Sin Far
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Death Comes for the County Auctioneer
"Kenny Bond Shot My Dog," a story of revenge by Chrissy Kolaya
May 17 - Chrissy Kolaya
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Navigating New Orleans in Vietnamese
An excerpt from "Things We Lost to the Water" by Eric Nguyen, recommended by Kawai Strong Washburn
May 12 - Eric Nguyen
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An Epic Mother-Son Reunion in Italy
"You Over There, You," a poem by Jessica Barksdale
May 10 - Jessica Barksdale
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A Fairytale Reading to Blow Up the Dinner Party
"Fable" by Ethan Rutherford, recommended by Jill Meyers
May 5 - Ethan Rutherford
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