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
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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
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The Family Game I Never Wanted to Win
"Tiptoe" by Laird Barron, recommended by Kelly Link
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You Look Like a Skoo and You Smell Like One, Too
"Skoo," a love story by Sandra Newman
Jan 17 - Sandra Newman
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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Grandmother Knows All the Devil’s Pressure Points
Two poems by Ivy Raff
Dec 20 - Ivy Raff
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Two poems by Christopher Ankney
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My Spite Could Fill a Museum
Three poems by Maya Jewell Zeller
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You Can’t Plan Feelings Out of a Foursome
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This Android Hopes You’ll Swipe Right
A poetry debut by Kid Kassidy
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An excerpt from A NEARBY COUNTRY CALLED LOVE by Salar Abdoh, recommended by Ladane Nasseri
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