My Ex Cheated, But I Outlived Him
"Phillip is Dead" from Self-Portrait with Ghost by Meng Jin, recommended by Rachel Khong
Jun 29 - Meng Jin
RR Issue No. 528
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Mom Has Her Boyfriend, I Have Her Cigarettes
"Smokes Last" from Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty, recommended by Isaac Fitzgerald
Jun 22 - Morgan Talty
RR Issue No. 527
In Our Town, There Are No Strangers
An excerpt of Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin, recommended by Ali Benjamin
Jun 15 - Alexis Schaitkin
RR Issue No. 526
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"The Mine" by Nathan Harris, recommended by Electric Literature
Jun 8 - Nathan Harris
RR Issue No. 525
Dumped at Brunch and Too Jaded to Care
An excerpt from Nevada by Imogen Binnie, recommended by Jackson Howard
Jun 1 - Imogen Binnie
RR Issue No. 524
My Cartoon Turtles Say What I Feel
"Laramie Time" by Lydia Conklin, recommended by Alissa Nutting
May 25 - Lydia Conklin
RR Issue No. 523
Adopt a Cat for the Global Collapse
"It Is What It Is" by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, recommended by Electric Literature
May 18 - Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
RR Issue No. 522
The First Flight Out of the Cult of Celebrity
"You Have a Friend in 10A" by Maggie Shipstead, recommended by Stephanie Danler
May 11 - Maggie Shipstead
RR Issue No. 521
How To Bring a Living Being Into a Dead House
"The Cat" by Tove Ditlevsen, translated and recommended by Michael Favala Goldman
May 4 - Tove Ditlevsen
RR Issue No. 520
The Chickens Will Inherit the Earth
"Ark" by Zoë Ballering, recommended by Electric Literature
Apr 27 - Zoë Ballering
RR Issue No. 519
I Believe the Man in the Attic Has a Gun
"The Old Man with No Name," from People from Bloomington by Budi Darma, translated and recommended by Tiffany Tsao
Apr 20 - Budi Darma
RR Issue No. 518
Exit Strategies for Alaskan Wine Bars
"Valley of the Moon" from Nobody Gets Out Alive by Leigh Newman, recommended by Emily Nemens
Apr 13 - Leigh Newman
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