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My Father’s Faith Will Either Save You or Break You
Chapter One of "Revival Season" by Monica West, recommended by Jami Attenberg
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Impossible Lessons from My First Year in American High School
"New Life" by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry, recommended by Electric Literature
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Five Years of Marriage Threatened by One Line of Poetry
"Mrs. Spring Fragrance" by Sui Sin Far, originally published in 1912, recommended by C Pam Zhang
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Navigating New Orleans in Vietnamese
An excerpt from "Things We Lost to the Water" by Eric Nguyen, recommended by Kawai Strong Washburn
May 12 - Eric Nguyen
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No, I Can’t Yoga My Way Out of Bipolar Disorder
"diagnosis" and "etymology," two poems by Maui Smith
May 31 - Maui Smith
Who Wants to Marry a Retired NFL Lineman
"Reality," a short story by Diana Spechler
May 24 - Diana Spechler
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Death Comes for the County Auctioneer
"Kenny Bond Shot My Dog," a story of revenge by Chrissy Kolaya
May 17 - Chrissy Kolaya
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An Epic Mother-Son Reunion in Italy
"You Over There, You," a poem by Jessica Barksdale
May 10 - Jessica Barksdale
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RR Issue No. 459
The Ballad of Existing in Santa Monica
A poem by M. Lopes da Silva
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"The Clown Room," a fiction debut by CJ Green
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The Infinite Doors at the Center of Myself
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