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cover of the archive issue, type over picture of porcelain sailor boy

Looking Backward

Selections from the TLR Archive

Vol.64 Issue

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TLR: Revolution cover image

Turning Points and Revolution

TIME FOR CHANGE

Vol.63 Issue 04

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cover of the fall 2020 issue of TLR. in black and white two cats are standing outside and looking at the camera

Hawks Do Not Share

The Hemingway Issue

Vol.63 Issue 03

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Contents May Shift

they always do

Vol.63 Issue 02

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June 2020

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Vol.63 Issue 01

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GRANARY

it's harvest time

Vol.62 Issue 02

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the front cover of TLR: Feverish, summer 2019

Feverish

WHEN WORDS RUN HOT

Vol.62 Issue 01

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Babel Fish front cover

Babel Fish

IT'S ALL ABOUT UNDERSTANDING

Vol.61 Issue 02

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Cover of TLR's "Chemistry" issue with cover art by Wayne Chang

Chemistry

The All-Poetry Issue

Vol.61 Issue 01

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Cover of TLR's 60th anniversary issue entitled "Current Events". Photography by Krista Steinke.

CURRENT EVENTS

SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

Vol.60 Issue 03

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Cover of TLR's "Physics" issue

Physics

ALL FICTION

Vol.60 Issue 02

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Cover of TLR's "Uncle" issue

Uncle

the battle isn't lost yet

Vol.60 Issue 01

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Cover of TLR's "I Live Here" issue

I Live Here

stand your ground

Vol.59 Issue 04

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Cover of TLR's "Heaven" issue, featuring an erasure drawing by Degas

Heaven

IS SOME PLACE

Vol.59 Issue 03

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Cover of TLR's "Big Blue Whale" issue

Big Blue Whale

...here fishy fishy

Vol.59 Issue 02

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Cover of TLR's "Fight" issue

FIGHT

never give in

Vol.59 Issue 01

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Cover of TLR's "Flight" issue

FLIGHT

never land

Vol.58 Issue 04

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Cover of TLR's "Street Cred" issue

Street Cred

WE MADE IT OURSELVES

Vol.58 Issue 03

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Cover of TLR's "Do You Love Me?" issue

“Do You Love Me?”

IT'S SO HARD TO KNOW

Vol.58 Issue 02

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Cover of TLR's "John Le Carre" issue

John Le Carré

trust no one

Vol.58 Issue 01

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Cover of TLR's "Women's Studies" issue

Women’s Studies

NOT BY THE BOOK

Vol.57 Issue 04

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Cover of TLR's "The Glutton's Kitchen" issue

The Glutton’s Kitchen

Tales of Insatiable Hunger

Vol.57 Issue 03

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Cover of TLR's "Game Theory" issue

Game Theory

Strategies of Making Things Up

Vol.57 Issue 02

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Cover of TLR's "The Tides" issue

The Tides

Because tomorrow morning, it starts all over again

Vol.57 Issue 01

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Cover of TLR's "Artificial Intelligence" issue

Artificial Intelligence

Would you read a novel by an android? Are you sure?

Vol.56 Issue 04

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Cover of TLR's "Cry Baby" issue. Cover art by Rebecca Ashley.

Cry Baby

The literary vortex: maudlin, manipulative, open-hearted and empathetic...

Vol.56 Issue 03

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TLR Scenester Summer 2013 issue cover

Scenester

Everything is Happening Right Here Right Now

Vol.56 Issue 02

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Cover of TLR's "Invisible Cities" issue

Invisible Cities

Stunning organizing principles often hide in plain sight

Vol.56 Issue 01

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Cover of TLR's "Loss Control" issue

Loss Control

Where chaos slings its blunt effects

Vol.55 Issue 04

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Cover of TLR's "The Long Issue" issue

The Long Issue

Because Some Stories Need Room To Grow

Vol.55 Issue 03

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Cover of TLR's "Encyclopedia Britannica" issue

Encyclopedia Britannica

Fact or art? We'll index the world for you.

Vol.55 Issue 02

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Cover of TLR's "The Lives of the Saints" issue

The Lives of the Saints

No verifiable miracles here. ...unless you count stories

Vol.55 Issue 01

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Cover of TLR's The Rat's Nest issue

The Rat’s Nest

Sharing is hard . . .

Vol.54 Issue 04

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Cover of TLR's "Emo Meet Hole" issue, Spring 2010

Emo, Meet Hole

It's not just style. It's brain patterning.

Vol.54 Issue 03

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Cover of TLR's "The Rogue Idea" issue

The Rogue Idea

Outlaw or fool?

Vol.54 Issue 02

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Cover of Refrigerator Mothers, Fall 2010 Mothers,

Refrigerator Mothers

Because it's not all her fault.

Vol.54 Issue 01

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Cover of TLR's "The Worst Team Money Could Buy" issue

The Worst Team Money Could Buy

Because winning isn't everything

Vol.53 Issue 04

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Cover of TLR's "How To Read Music" issue

How To Read Music

Looking for the sublime in art, music, and words

Vol.53 Issue 03

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Cover of TLR's "Machismo" issue

Machismo: A Field Guide

What's worth fighting for

Vol.53 Issue 02

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Cover of TLR's "Therapy!" issue

Therapy!

We Promise, It Won't Cure You

Vol.53 Issue 01

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Cover of TLR's "Manifest Destiny" issue

Manifest Destiny

Literary world domination...

Vol.52 Issue 04

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Cover of TLR's 50th Anniversary issue

50th Anniversary Issue

half a century and still kicking

Vol.50 Issue 04

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