Why Wedding Rings and Hotel Hookups Don’t Mix
"The Ring" by Pedro Mairal, translated and recommended by Jennifer Croft
Jul 28 - Pedro Mairal
RR Issue No. 480
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There Is No Test Prep for Sibling Rivalry
"Useful Sister" by Weike Wang, recommended by Electric Literature
Jul 21 - Weike Wang
RR Issue No. 479
The Chaotic Insides of Other People’s Homes
"A Bone for Christmas" from Prepare Her by Genevieve Plunkett, recommended by Megan Mayhew Bergman
Jul 14 - Genevieve Plunkett
RR Issue No. 478
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Why Wedding Rings and Hotel Hookups Don’t Mix
Jul 28 - Pedro Mairal
The Great Silence by Ted Chiang
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
Changing Moms on the New Jersey Turnpike
Nov 18 - Danielle Evans
There Is No Test Prep for Sibling Rivalry
Jul 21 - Weike Wang
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We Don’t Need to Be Sober to Guard a Wax Museum
"Cowboys" by Chris Stuck, recommended by Chanelle Benz
Jul 7 - Chris Stuck
RR Issue No. 477
Yes, My Main Character Is Probably You
"Terms of Agreement" by Clare Sestanovich, recommended by Leslie Jamison
Jun 30 - Clare Sestanovich
RR Issue No. 476
Edith Wharton Was Mom’s Love Language
"Mom’s Ashes" by Robert Travieso, recommended by Electric Literature
Jun 23 - Robert Travieso
RR Issue No. 475
One Last Night with the Worst Best Friends
"Filthy Animals" by Brandon Taylor, recommended by Calvert Morgan
Jun 16 - Brandon Taylor
RR Issue No. 474
A Trust Fund Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Own Sheets
"The Boyish Lover" by Laurie Colwin, recommended by Electric Literature
Jun 9 - Laurie Colwin
RR Issue No. 473
My Father’s Faith Will Either Save You or Break You
Chapter One of "Revival Season" by Monica West, recommended by Jami Attenberg
Jun 2 - Monica West
RR Issue No. 472
Impossible Lessons from My First Year in American High School
"New Life" by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry, recommended by Electric Literature
May 26 - Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
RR Issue No. 471
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
May 19 - Sui Sin Far
RR Issue No. 470
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
RR Issue No. 469
