ISSUE No. 721
Her Drama Is Tolerable When It’s Performed Onstage
An excerpt from AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE by Beryl Bainbridge, recommended by Lucy Scholes
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This Cocky Stranger Is Offering to Kill for Me
An excerpt from WHIDBEY by T Kira Māhealani Madden, recommended by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Mar 9 - T Kira Māhealani Madden
RR Issue No. 720
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
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
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ISSUE No. 414
Human Dignity Is Contraband in This Camp
Three poems by Troy Osaki
Mar 11 - Troy Osaki
My Sensible Work Pants Have Chosen Violence
“Free the Fupa,” a graphic narrative by Amanda Awanjo
Mar 4 - Amanda Awanjo
Graphic Narrative
All’s Fair in Love and Optimus Prime
Two poems by Rosebud Ben-Oni
Feb 25 - Rosebud Ben-Oni
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How to Bury Your Shape-Shifting Mother
“The Old Higue's Son,” flash fiction by Renesha Dhanraj
Feb 18 - Renesha Dhanraj
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“The Eloquence of Hot Dogs” from SEX OF THE MIDWEST by Robyn Ryle, recommended by Kiese Laymon
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RR Issue No. 698
The Humanities Building Has Lost Its Humanity
Two prose poems by Jake Levine
Oct 1 - Jake Levine
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Gentleness Is Outdated in This Alien World
An excerpt from THE HIGH HEAVEN by Joshua Wheeler, recommended by Claire Vaye Watkins
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RR Issue No. 697
The NY Times Connections Destroyed Society and We’re Fine With It
Flash fiction by Pardis Parker
Sep 24 - Pardis Parker
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Can a Pen Pal Save Your Life?
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RR Issue No. 696
My Husband’s Dream Woman Will Outlive Me
“3D-Printing the World and Other Dreams,” flash fiction by Nadia Born
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