Ghost Solicitors Not Allowed
"Peony Lanterns" by Aoko Matsuda, recommended by Carmen Maria Machado
Oct 14 - Aoko Matsuda
RR Issue No. 439
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Ghost Solicitors Not Allowed
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Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
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Feb 20 - Karen Russell
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Little Cousins Make Bad Third Wheels
An excerpt from "The Death of Vivek Oji," recommended by Esmé Weijun Wang
Aug 26 - Akwaeke Emezi
RR Issue No. 432
Nine Months Playing House in Beijing
"Sweet Scoundrel," a new short story by Diana Xin, recommended by Electric Literature
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Tolerating Friends on a Holiday in Cannes
"Travelers Must Be Content" by Mavis Gallant, recommended by Brandon Taylor
Aug 12 - Mavis Gallant
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All the Men I’ve Slept with at Work
An excerpt from the novel "Luster" by Raven Leilani, recommended by Katie Kitamura
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The Brutal Secret I Share with My Neighbor
"The Neighbors" by Shruti Swamy, recommended by Laura Furman
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