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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
RR Issue No. 740
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
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ISSUE No. 435
My Sex Appeal Can Kill a Man at 10 Paces
"We Should Go Out!" flash fiction by Whitney Lewis
Aug 5 - Whitney Lewis
The Dead Return Every Minnesota Winter
Two poems by Keng Xiong
Jul 29 - Keng Xiong
poetry
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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I May Be a Snake But I’ll Never Become Your Purse
Three anagram poems by Jia-Rui Cook
Mar 25 - Jia-Rui Cook
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This Famous Writer Is Ruining Her Writing
“Fictions” by Anna Hogeland, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
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Ask Your Doctor If Drinking Me Is Right for You
“Spinal Tap,” flash fiction by Angela Liu
Mar 18 - Angela Liu
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Human Dignity Is Contraband in This Camp
Three poems by Troy Osaki
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This Cocky Stranger Is Offering to Kill for Me
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