ISSUE No. 741
A Nigerian Man Wakes Up White and Voyages Into the Heart of Whiteness
An excerpt from WHYTEFACE by A. Igoni Barrett, recommended by Ethan Nosowsky
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There Is More Than One Way to Read Tarot in the French Quarter
“The Hanged Man” by Katherine Conner, recommended by Jacob M Appel
Jul 27 - Katherine Conner
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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
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Fly Me to the Island of Giant Rats
"Departure," flash fiction by Kevin Spaide
Jul 22 - Kevin Spaide
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The Bruised Apple Tumbles Far From the Tree
Two poems by Danielle Shandiin Emerson
Jul 15 - Danielle Shandiin Emerson
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The Bittersweet Cruelty of a Rerun
Two poems by Lindsay D'Andrea
Jul 8 - Lindsay D’Andrea
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The Dead Return Every Minnesota Winter
Jul 29 - Keng Xiong
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A Nigerian Man Wakes Up White and Voyages Into the Heart of Whiteness
Aug 3 - A. Igoni Barrett
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The Great Silence
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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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
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
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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
Now Welcoming All Bees Onboard the Flight
Two poems by Russell Brakefield
May 13 - Russell Brakefield
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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
The Delicious Hell of a New Jersey Sex Dungeon
Two poems by Nat Mesnard
May 6 - Nat Mesnard
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