ISSUE No. 440
I Married a Stranger to Be Left Alone
An excerpt from the novel "Earthlings" by Sayaka Murata, recommended by Ginny Tapley Takemori
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Ghost Solicitors Not Allowed
"Peony Lanterns" by Aoko Matsuda, recommended by Carmen Maria Machado
Oct 14 - Aoko Matsuda
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Boyhood In the Plague
"Pestilence" by Jonathan Escoffery
Oct 7 - Jonathan Escoffery
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"Advice for the Haunted" by Rachel Swearingen, recommended by Caitlin Horrocks
Sep 30 - Rachel Swearingen
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When the Past Hangs Around Your Neck
"Fate," a story by Clara Obligado, translated by Rachel Ballenger
Oct 12 - Clara Obligado
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Lost in the Woods in an Election Year
Two fall poems by Leah Falk
Oct 5 - Leah Falk
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Keep Your Turmeric Latte To Yourself
"Not a Foodie," a comic by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell
Sep 28 - Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell
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I Married a Stranger to Be Left Alone
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The Great Silence by Ted Chiang
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"In EMT School," a poem by Ron Riekki
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The Secret Lives of Yoga Instructors
"Pros and Cons" by Jenny Bhatt, recommended by Elizabeth McCracken
Sep 16 - Jenny Bhatt
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Everything Is Filthy and I Am All Chores
"A Clean Story" by Sandra Sylvia Nelson
Sep 14 - Sandra Sylvia Nelson
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"An MFA Story" by Paul Dalla Rosa, recommended by Electric Literature
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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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