ISSUE No. 610
Not All of His Problems Are a Performance
An excerpt from MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar, recommended by Karen Russell
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Humans Are the Most Alien Creatures
An excerpt from BEAUTYLAND by Marie-Helene Bertino, recommended by Thomas Morris
Jan 15 - Marie-Helene Bertino
RR Issue No. 609
Perfection Sketches Easily for the Young
“Young at the Time” by Eileen Chang, translated by Karen S Kingsbury and Jie Zhang, and recommended by Karen S Kingsbury
Jan 8 - Eileen Chang
RR Issue No. 608
The Family Game I Never Wanted to Win
"Tiptoe" by Laird Barron, recommended by Kelly Link
Dec 18 - Laird Barron
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ISSUE No. 307
The Cancer Is Calling From Inside the House
"Either/Or," a graphic narrative by G. H. Yamauchi
Jan 24 - G. H. Yamauchi
You Look Like a Skoo and You Smell Like One, Too
"Skoo," a love story by Sandra Newman
Jan 17 - Sandra Newman
Prose
In America, I Am Whole Wheat Bread
Two poems by Esteban Ismael
Jan 10 - Esteban Ismael
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I’m in Love with My Ex’s Absence
"The Space," flash fiction by Christopher Boucher
Jan 3 - Christopher Boucher
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The Cancer Is Calling From Inside the House
Jan 24 - G. H. Yamauchi
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Not All of His Problems Are a Performance
Jan 22 - Kaveh Akbar
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The School
Dec 31 - Donald Barthelme
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My Mom Doesn’t Recognize Me But Neither Do I
Oct 12 - Wendy Wimmer
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A Black Belt in Karate Doesn’t Make a Fair Father
An excerpt from A NEARBY COUNTRY CALLED LOVE by Salar Abdoh, recommended by Ladane Nasseri
Nov 6 - Salar Abdoh
RR Issue No. 600
I Dressed Up as a Husband for My Wedding
Two poems from LOW by Nick Flynn
Nov 1 - Nick Flynn
poetry
You Can’t Raise a Daughter on Hope and Junk Food Alone
"A New World" from MAMA SAID by Kristen Gentry, recommended by Deesha Philyaw
Oct 30 - Kristen Gentry
RR Issue No. 599
The Many and Various Uses for Mayonnaise
And two more poems by James Kelly Quigley
Oct 25 - James Kelly Quigley
poetry
Betrayed by the City That Raised Me
"The Waiting Room" by Annesha Mitha, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
Oct 23 - Annesha Mitha
RR Issue No. 598
Literally Squeezed Out of the Market
"Skinny House," a short story by Kim Samek
Oct 18 - Kim Samek
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