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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My Sensible Work Pants Have Chosen Violence
“Free the Fupa,” a graphic narrative by Amanda Awanjo
Mar 4 - Amanda Awanjo
Graphic Narrative
I’m Broke But I Swear I’m Grateful
“Please Accept This Token of Thanks” by Christine Vines, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
Mar 2 - Christine Vines
RR Issue No. 719
All’s Fair in Love and Optimus Prime
Two poems by Rosebud Ben-Oni
Feb 25 - Rosebud Ben-Oni
poetry
This Clown Convention Is Our Family’s Only Coping Mechanism
“Paradeability” from ENCOUNTERS WITH UNEXPECTED ANIMALS by Bret Anthony Johnston, recommended by Téa Obreht
Feb 23 - Bret Anthony Johnston
RR Issue No. 718
How to Bury Your Shape-Shifting Mother
“The Old Higue's Son,” flash fiction by Renesha Dhanraj
Feb 18 - Renesha Dhanraj
Prose
My Wife Pays Me and I Pay the Nanny
“Feeders” from HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD by Oliver Munday, recommended by Andrew Ridker
Feb 16 - Oliver Munday
RR Issue No. 717
