His Daughter’s Poetry Is His Midlife Crisis
“Phillip Whitney” by Anna Reeser, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
Aug 31 - Anna Reeser
RR Issue No. 745
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Wealth Can’t Absolve the Families of the Disappeared
“Already Gone” from THOSE WHO VANISH by Patricia Grace King, recommended by Ben Davies Crisp
Aug 24 - Patricia Grace King
RR Issue No. 744
The Children of This Village Delight in Wildfire and Death
“Father's Feet” from THE CROSSING OF THE BOARS by Zhang Guixing, recommended by Brian Bernards
Aug 17 - Zhang Guixing
RR Issue No. 743
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Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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Aug 8 - Samanta Schweblin
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May 15 - Ottessa Moshfegh
Perfection Sketches Easily for the Young
Jan 8 - Eileen Chang
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The Smallest Boys Must Tell the Biggest Stories
“First Love” from THE VANISHING POINT by Paul Theroux, recommended by Ryan Murdock
Jan 20 - Paul Theroux
RR Issue No. 661
Zoological Advice for Grieving Daughters
“Home Range” by Ramona Ausubel, from CREATURE NEEDS: WRITERS RESPOND TO THE SCIENCE OF ANIMAL CONSERVATION, recommended by Ramona Ausubel
Jan 13 - Ramona Ausubel
RR Issue No. 660
Everyone’s a Leaver in the End
“Joanna” by Molly Gott, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
Jan 6 - Molly Gott
RR Issue No. 659
Three Words, Five Syllables: Lorrie Moore Classic
“Charades” by Lorrie Moore, recommended by Susan Minot
Dec 23 - Lorrie Moore
RR Issue No. 658
Life Outside Prison Has More Bars and Fewer Boundaries
An excerpt from DOGS AND WOLVES by Hervé Le Corre, recommended by Michael Reynolds
Dec 16 - Hervé Le Corre
RR Issue No. 657
Tell Me What Is Forbidden
“The Song of the Bow” by Bee Sacks, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
Dec 9 - Bee Sacks
RR Issue No. 656
My 14th Summer Was Revolutionary in All the Wrong Ways
An excerpt from BERLIN ATOMIZED by Julia Kornberg, recommended by James Yeh
Dec 2 - Julia Kornberg
RR Issue No. 655
Even a Perfect Ballerina Succumbs to Gravity
An excerpt from CITY OF NIGHT BIRDS by Juhea Kim, recommended by Rachel Lyon
Nov 25 - Juhea Kim
RR Issue No. 654
Faking Membership in the Club of Mothers
“What a Body Is Good For” by Allison Grace Myers, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
Nov 18 - Allison Grace Myers
RR Issue No. 653
