ISSUE No. 732
Every Creature in the Galapagos Has a Mate Except Me
An excerpt from FANCY MEETING YOU by Louise Marburg, recommended by Elinor Lipman
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The Girl We Locked in the Trunk Is Very High Maintenance
“Driving Through Pennsylvania” by Mack Gelber, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
May 25 - Mack Gelber
RR Issue No. 731
You Should Know I Found a Dead Body
An excerpt from ATTENTION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, recommended by Kimberly Campanello
May 18 - Aea Varfis-van Warmelo
RR Issue No. 730
His Girlfriend’s Love Is as Poisonous as a Mushroom
“Wild Food” from THE GOOD EYE by Jess Gibson, recommended by Molly McGhee
May 11 - Jess Gibson
RR Issue No. 729
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ISSUE No. 426
A Serial Killer Walks Into a Bookstore
“The Last Reader” from STORYKNIFE by Jess Row
Jun 3 - Jess Row
Angel, Those Wings Look Ridiculous on You
Two poems by Timi Sanni
May 27 - Timi Sanni
poetry
A Side of Metamorphosis With Your Coffee, Hon?
"The Flamingo Café" by Laurie Lathem, winner of the Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize
May 20 - Laurie Lathem
Prose
Now Welcoming All Bees Onboard the Flight
Two poems by Russell Brakefield
May 13 - Russell Brakefield
poetry
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The Great Silence
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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Every Creature in the Galapagos Has a Mate Except Me
Jun 1 - Louise Marburg
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A Serial Killer Walks Into a Bookstore
Jun 3 - Jess Row
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Bettering Myself
May 15 - Ottessa Moshfegh
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Hairballs Are My Love Language
"A Hairy Style" and "Stem of Thorns," flash fiction by Maya Miller
Apr 15 - Maya Miller
Prose
A Visit to Our Meanest Relative Can Only End in Tears
“Nuts” by Katie Schorr, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
Apr 13 - Katie Schorr
RR Issue No. 725
Nothing Says Closure Like Being Robbed
“The Person Who Lives Here Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” flash fiction by Ben Daggers
Apr 8 - Ben Daggers
Prose
A Goat Farmer Is Only as Vulnerable as Her Goats
An excerpt from SURRENDER by Jennifer Acker, recommended by Ben Shattuck
Apr 6 - Jennifer Acker
RR Issue No. 724
My Skeleton Thinks It’s Better Off Alone
“Debone,” flash fiction by Caitlin Campbell
Apr 1 - Caitlin Campbell
Prose
I Wish It Wasn’t My Job to Ask You About Jelly
An excerpt from MOUNT VERITY by Therese Bohman, translated and recommended by Marlaine Delargy
Mar 30 - Therese Bohman
RR Issue No. 723
