ISSUE No. 740
There Is More Than One Way to Read Tarot in the French Quarter
“The Hanged Man” by Katherine Conner, recommended by Jacob M Appel
Recommended Reading
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Even Bad Men Need Company in the Night
“Young Flower” by Samuel Jensen, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
Jul 20 - Samuel Jensen
RR Issue No. 739
Being a Novelist Only Costs Romantic Compromises and Debilitating Debt
An excerpt from FAMOUS MEN by Julie Buntin, recommended by Chelsea Bieker
Jul 13 - Julie Buntin
RR Issue No. 738
This Family’s Favorite Holiday Game Is Resource Control
An excerpt from THE GREAT WHEREVER by Shannon Sanders, recommended by Dawnie Walton
Jul 6 - Shannon Sanders
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Fly Me to the Island of Giant Rats
"Departure," flash fiction by Kevin Spaide
Jul 22 - Kevin Spaide
Prose
The Bruised Apple Tumbles Far From the Tree
Two poems by Danielle Shandiin Emerson
Jul 15 - Danielle Shandiin Emerson
poetry
The Bittersweet Cruelty of a Rerun
Two poems by Lindsay D'Andrea
Jul 8 - Lindsay D’Andrea
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Bettering Myself
May 15 - Ottessa Moshfegh
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There Is More Than One Way to Read Tarot in the French Quarter
Jul 27 - Katherine Conner
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The Dead Return Every Minnesota Winter
Jul 29 - Keng Xiong
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The Great Silence
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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Knitting Myself Into the Algorithm
Two poems by Alison Lubar
Jul 1 - Alison Lubar
poetry
A Quiet Enchantment Invites the Universe Into a Goat Pen in Idaho
An excerpt from NIGHTJAR by Emily Ruskovich, recommended by Paula Hawkins
Jun 29 - Emily Ruskovich
RR Issue No. 736
Dad Died and All I Got Was This Angry Alpaca
"A Report on the Alpaca," flash fiction by Patrick Cottrell
Jun 24 - Patrick Cottrell
Prose
Quarantining in Her Late Husband’s Apartment Is Making Her Horny
“Before” from HORIZON HONG KONG by Xu Xi, recommended by Sybil Baker
Jun 22 - Xu Xi
RR Issue No. 735
The Policeman Finds Me Guilty of Joy
Two poems by Oladosu Michael Emerald
Jun 17 - Oladosu Michael Emerald
poetry
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
