ISSUE No. 725
A Visit to Our Meanest Relative Can Only End in Tears
“Nuts” by Katie Schorr, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
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A Goat Farmer Is Only as Vulnerable as Her Goats
An excerpt from SURRENDER by Jennifer Acker, recommended by Ben Shattuck
Apr 6 - Jennifer Acker
RR Issue No. 724
I Wish It Wasn’t My Job to Ask You About Jelly
An excerpt from MOUNT VERITY by Therese Bohman, translated and recommended by Marlaine Delargy
Mar 30 - Therese Bohman
RR Issue No. 723
This Famous Writer Is Ruining Her Writing
“Fictions” by Anna Hogeland, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
Mar 23 - Anna Hogeland
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ISSUE No. 419
Hairballs Are My Love Language
"A Hairy Style" and "Stem of Thorns," flash fiction by Maya Miller
Apr 15 - Maya Miller
Nothing Says Closure Like Being Robbed
“The Person Who Lives Here Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” flash fiction by Ben Daggers
Apr 8 - Ben Daggers
Prose
My Skeleton Thinks It’s Better Off Alone
“Debone,” flash fiction by Caitlin Campbell
Apr 1 - Caitlin Campbell
Prose
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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How Many Emails Does It Take To Not Apologize?
May 9 - Lynn Coady
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Flash fiction by Pardis Parker
Sep 24 - Pardis Parker
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Can a Pen Pal Save Your Life?
“The Promise of Hotels” by Bill Cotter, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
Sep 22 - Bill Cotter
RR Issue No. 696
My Husband’s Dream Woman Will Outlive Me
“3D-Printing the World and Other Dreams,” flash fiction by Nadia Born
Sep 17 - Nadia Born
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A Honeymoon Disrupted By a Close Encounter
An excerpt from BEINGS by Ilana Masad, recommended by Debbie Urbanski
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RR Issue No. 695
Brandy Is My Queer Fairy Godmother
Two poems by Oak Morse
Sep 10 - Oak Morse
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Illness Is a Tear in the Great Cosmic Pattern
“Poppy” by Hope Henderson, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
Sep 8 - Hope Henderson
RR Issue No. 694
