ISSUE No. 740
There Is More Than One Way to Read Tarot in the French Quarter
“The Hanged Man” by Katherine Conner, recommended by Jacob M Appel
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Even Bad Men Need Company in the Night
“Young Flower” by Samuel Jensen, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
Jul 20 - Samuel Jensen
RR Issue No. 739
Being a Novelist Only Costs Romantic Compromises and Debilitating Debt
An excerpt from FAMOUS MEN by Julie Buntin, recommended by Chelsea Bieker
Jul 13 - Julie Buntin
RR Issue No. 738
This Family’s Favorite Holiday Game Is Resource Control
An excerpt from THE GREAT WHEREVER by Shannon Sanders, recommended by Dawnie Walton
Jul 6 - Shannon Sanders
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ISSUE No. 433
Fly Me to the Island of Giant Rats
"Departure," flash fiction by Kevin Spaide
Jul 22 - Kevin Spaide
The Bruised Apple Tumbles Far From the Tree
Two poems by Danielle Shandiin Emerson
Jul 15 - Danielle Shandiin Emerson
poetry
The Bittersweet Cruelty of a Rerun
Two poems by Lindsay D'Andrea
Jul 8 - Lindsay D’Andrea
poetry
Knitting Myself Into the Algorithm
Two poems by Alison Lubar
Jul 1 - Alison Lubar
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There Is More Than One Way to Read Tarot in the French Quarter
Jul 27 - Katherine Conner
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Even Bad Men Need Company in the Night
Jul 20 - Samuel Jensen
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Fly Me to the Island of Giant Rats
Jul 22 - Kevin Spaide
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The Webbed-Arm Man Never Wanted My Twin
May 22 - Rebecca Turkewitz
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My Boyfriend Is a Wounded Animal I Want to Save
“Porcupine” from BABY IN A BOX by Sarah Braunstein, recommended by Antoine Wilson
Jun 8 - Sarah Braunstein
RR Issue No. 733
A Serial Killer Walks Into a Bookstore
“The Last Reader” from STORYKNIFE by Jess Row
Jun 3 - Jess Row
Prose
Every Creature in the Galapagos Has a Mate Except Me
An excerpt from FANCY MEETING YOU by Louise Marburg, recommended by Elinor Lipman
Jun 1 - Louise Marburg
RR Issue No. 732
Angel, Those Wings Look Ridiculous on You
Two poems by Timi Sanni
May 27 - Timi Sanni
poetry
The Girl We Locked in the Trunk Is Very High Maintenance
“Driving Through Pennsylvania” by Mack Gelber, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
May 25 - Mack Gelber
RR Issue No. 731
A Side of Metamorphosis With Your Coffee, Hon?
"The Flamingo Café" by Laurie Lathem, winner of the Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize
May 20 - Laurie Lathem
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