Possible Disruptions on the Occassion of My High School Graduation
In "Essay #2" by Jackson Tobin, identical twin sisters have different choices for the future
Jun 19 - Jackson Tobin
RR Issue No. 370 
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Loving Your Parents Is a Trap
"Model Boy," excerpted from the novel 'The History of Living Forever' by Jake Wolff
Jun 12 - Jake Wolff
RR Issue No. 369 
Lenin’s Corpse Won’t Look This Good Forever
"Preservation" by Maria Lioutaia, from the penultimate issue of Tin House magazine
Jun 5 - Maria Lioutaia
RR Issue No. 368 
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Do You Want to Be Her or Do You Want to Fuck Her?
Apr 24 - Sarah Gerard
Possible Disruptions on the Occassion of My High School Graduation
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The Great Silence by Ted Chiang
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
Life Is a Joke and Death Is the Punchline
Jan 30 - Trevor Shikaze
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In "Security" by Yvvette Edwards, a woman confronts a lifetime of racism on the eve of her deportation
May 29 - Yvvette Edwards
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The World Didn’t End, Things Just Got Blurry
"There and There and There and There" by Alexander Lumans, recommended by Brandon Taylor
May 22 - Alexander Lumans
RR Issue No. 366 
Alexander Chee Recommends “Days of Being Mild” by Xuan Juliana Wang
A story about rich Beijing hipsters making art and avoiding their parents
May 15 - Xuan Juliana Wang
RR Issue No. 365 
The Only Way to Save a Beached Whale
An Excerpt from the Novel "The Unpassing" by Chia-Chia Lin, Recommended by D. Wystan Owen
May 8 - Chia-Chia Lin
RR Issue No. 364 
It’s All Porn and Cat Videos
"Horribilis" by Amanda Marbais is a story about being afraid of everything, but living your life anyway
May 1 - Amanda Marbais
RR Issue No. 363 
Do You Want to Be Her or Do You Want to Fuck Her?
"Pussy Hounds" by Sarah Gerard, an Original Short Story Recommended by Electric Literature
Apr 24 - Sarah Gerard
RR Issue No. 362 
Dad’s Gone and the Lice Is Here to Stay
"Remedies" by Kali Fajardo-Anstine recommended by Mat Johnson
Apr 17 - Kali Fajardo-Anstine
RR Issue No. 361 
When Your Childhood Hero Becomes a Sad Clown
Annie Hartnett recommends an excerpt from the debut novel 'Stay Up with Hugo Best' by Erin Somers
Apr 10 - Erin Somers
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Rick Moody Recommends “A Full-Service Shelter” by Amy Hempel
A story about how to love dogs that are going to die
Apr 3 - Amy Hempel
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