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"The Echo," a Poem by Mary Jo Bang

From the Collection A Film in Which I Play Everyone

By Mary Jo Bang | September 5, 2023

I'm a Fan

I'm a Fan

Sheena Patel

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 5, 2023

How <em>The Odyssey</em> Helped My Father and Me to Grow

How The Odyssey Helped My Father and Me to Grow

Daniel Mendelsohn on His Father and Making Lessons That Live On

By Daniel Mendelsohn | September 1, 2023

The Trio

The Trio

Johanna Hedman (trans. Kira Josefsson)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 1, 2023

"A Haunted House Story”

Steven Millhauser

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 31, 2023

"Sad Rollercoaster," a Poem by Jared Harél

From the Collection Let Our Bodies Change the Subject

By Jared Harél | August 31, 2023

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"Necromance," a Poem by Brendan Joyce

By Brendan Joyce | August 30, 2023

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"Smuggling A Mango Is Hard," A Poem by Melania Luisa Marte

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Peter Zilahy (trans. Tim Wilkinson)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 28, 2023

In the Lobby of the Dream Hotel

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Genevieve Plunkett

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 25, 2023

"The Therapist Asks Me, 'What Are You Afraid Of?'" A Poem by Taylor Byas

From the Collection I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times

By Taylor Byas | August 24, 2023

Breaking and Entering

Breaking and Entering

Don Gillmor

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 24, 2023

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Attila Bartis (trans. Judith Sollosy)

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