Only an Oil Tycoon Could Ruin This Friendship
"Wren & Riley" by Adam Soto, recommended by Karen Russell
Sep 21 - Adam Soto
RR Issue No. 540
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An Underage Chauffeur Clocks in at Last Call
"A New Place to Hide" from Sinking Bell by Bojan Louis, recommended by Deb Olin Unferth
Sep 14 - Bojan Louis
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The Music in His Bones Doesn’t Need to be Heard
"Beginnings, Endings, and Other Musical Figures," an excerpt from Book of Extraordinary Tragedies by Joe Meno, recommended by Kevin Wilson
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