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
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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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You Should Know I Found a Dead Body
An excerpt from ATTENTION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, recommended by Kimberly Campanello
May 18 - Aea Varfis-van Warmelo
RR Issue No. 730
Now Welcoming All Bees Onboard the Flight
Two poems by Russell Brakefield
May 13 - Russell Brakefield
poetry
His Girlfriend’s Love Is as Poisonous as a Mushroom
“Wild Food” from THE GOOD EYE by Jess Gibson, recommended by Molly McGhee
May 11 - Jess Gibson
RR Issue No. 729
The Delicious Hell of a New Jersey Sex Dungeon
Two poems by Nat Mesnard
May 6 - Nat Mesnard
poetry
A New Mother Hungry for the World on Her Plate
“Oh No” by Adrienne Celt, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
May 4 - Adrienne Celt
RR Issue No. 728
True Love With Three Olives and a Twist
“The Martini Fairy,” flash fiction by Peter M. Kazon
Apr 29 - Peter M. Kazon
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