ISSUE No. 424
Our Family History, Packed in Mom’s Garage
"You'll Be Honest, You'll Be Brave" by Kelli Jo Ford, recommended by Erika T. Wurth
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My Son the Medium Can’t Even Tell Me Why We’re Here
Laura van den Berg recommends "The Country" by Joy Williams
Jun 24 - Joy Williams
RR Issue No. 423
Before and After She Fell Down the Stairs
"Moments Earlier" by Kate Doyle, recommended by Electric Literature
Jun 17 - Kate Doyle
RR Issue No. 422
A Rally for the Right-Wing Cult of Personality
An excerpt from "A Burning" by Megha Majumdar, recommended by Maris Kreizman
Jun 10 - Megha Majumdar
RR Issue No. 421
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The Bear That Stole My Identity
"If I Had a 3D Printer" and "The Charming Bear," two poems by Gary Leising
Jul 6 - Gary Leising
Everybody Ejaculates
"Climactic Literature," a literary supercut by Tom Comitta
Jun 29 - Tom Comitta
Fiction
Visiting the Local Greasy Spoon with an Actual Saint
"Prayer for the Ides of February" by Caitlin Campbell
Jun 22 - Caitlin Campbell
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I Am the Faceless Woman on the Cover of Your Novel
Two poems by Elena Ramirez-Gorski
Jun 15 - Elena Ramirez-Gorski
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Do You Want to Be Her or Do You Want to Fuck Her?
Apr 24 - Sarah Gerard
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Jun 29 - Tom Comitta
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The Great Silence by Ted Chiang
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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In Case of Emergency, Have Your Cat Call an Ambulance
"The True Story" by Sasha Graybosch
Jun 8 - Sasha Graybosch
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Any Friend of Pickles on Pizza is a Friend of Mine
An excerpt from the novel "Pizza Girl" by Jean Kyoung Frazier
Jun 3 - Jean Kyoung Frazier
RR Issue No. 420
Small Quarantine Joys and Setbacks
Isolation comics by Jaclyn Adomeit
Jun 1 - Jaclyn Adomeit
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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
RR Issue No. 419
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 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
RR Issue No. 418
