Growing Up Is the Deadliest Summertime Sport
"1998" from Sweetlust by Asja Bakić, recommended by Jennifer Zoble
Feb 1 - Asja Bakić
RR Issue No. 559
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A Love That Will Bury Me Alive
"The Bones of Cristóbal Colón" from The Faraway World by Patricia Engel, recommended by Cleyvis Natera
Jan 25 - Patricia Engel
RR Issue No. 558
His Father’s Memories Are Not His Own
"The Good Room" by Bill Cotter, recommended by Electric Literature
Jan 18 - Bill Cotter
RR Issue No. 557
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My Mom Doesn’t Recognize Me But Neither Do I
Oct 12 - Wendy Wimmer
Before and After She Fell Down the Stairs
Jun 17 - Kate Doyle
Black-Eyed Women
Feb 1 - Viet Thanh Nguyen
A Love That Will Bury Me Alive
Jan 25 - Patricia Engel
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Becoming a Woman at the Paradise Budget Hotel and Gardens
"The First Virginity of Gigi Kaisara" from Call and Response by Gothataone Moeng, recommended by Yoon Choi
Jan 11 - Gothataone Moeng
RR Issue No. 556
Passing Judgment on the God-Fearing Family Next Door
"The Catholics" from A New Race of Men From Heaven by Chaitali Sen, recommended by Danielle Evans
Jan 4 - Chaitali Sen
RR Issue No. 555
There’s No Place Like Jersey for the Holidays
"Iceland" by Drew Nelles, recommended by Electric Literature
Dec 28 - Drew Nelles
RR Issue No. 554
The Diminishing Returns of a Prodigal Crush
"Swiss Summer" by Mark Chiusano, recommended by Electric Literature
Dec 21 - Mark Chiusano
RR Issue No. 553
If on a Country Road a Car Crash
"The Frozen Finger" by Bora Chung, recommended by Anton Hur
Dec 14 - Bora Chung
RR Issue No. 552
Ed and the Movies
A short story by Robert Glück, excerpted from Pathetic Literature, recommended by Eileen Myles
Dec 7 - Robert Glück
RR Issue No. 551
The Irresistible Pull of an Unhealthy Life
"Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?" by Zein El-Amine, recommended by Meher Manda
Nov 30 - Zein El-Amine
RR Issue No. 550
Best Friends Are Better Kept Long Distance
"Quantum Voicemail" by Kristen Iskandrian, recommended by Electric Literature
Nov 23 - Kristen Iskandrian
RR Issue No. 549
A Bottle Girl More Flush Than Your Hedge Fund
"Bottle Girl" from Stories No One Hopes Are About Them by AJ Bermudez, recommended by Anthony Marra
Nov 16 - AJ Bermudez
RR Issue No. 548
