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Apr 16 2026
A Conversation with Richard Smith
When I picked up Richard’s first book, Not a Soul But Us, I knew only that it was a story in eighty-four sonnets about a boy and his dog struggling to… read more
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Mar 05 2026
A Conversation with Kelli Russell Agodon
Kelli Russell Agodon is a bi/queer poet and editor whose newest poetry book, Accidental Devotions, will be published by Copper Canyon Press in May 2026. Accidental Devotions, a collection dedicated to… read more
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Feb 05 2026
An Interview with Julia Ridley Smith
Fall 2025 Missouri Review interns Graham Medric George ’27 and Sofia Louise Ottolini ’27 interviewed Julia Ridley Smith about Sex Romp Gone Wrong, her recent short-story collection, when she visited… read more
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Jan 12 2026
Two Combs Meshing Together: A Conversation with Catherine Arnold
Catherine Arnold is no stranger to silence. She didn’t read until age eleven, and as a painter who experiences synesthesia, she is always looking at words, images, and scenes coded… read more
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Dec 05 2025
“Eighteen People Every Hour” by Dennis McFadden
“Eighteen People Every Hour” by Dennis McFadden is a moving meditation on memory, death, and desire. First featured in TMR 46.4, McFadden’s story is a portrait not only of decline… read more
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Oct 16 2025
“Drifting in 7-Eleven” by Sara Beth Greene
Sara Beth Greene’s “Drifting in 7-Eleven” follows a young woman whose Instagram posts about Tokyo’s surprising convenience-store finds become her life preserver as she drifts through the wreckage of one… read more
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Aug 21 2025
An Interview with Peter Mountford
Anne Gimm interviewed Peter Mountford about his collection of short stories, Detonator, published by Four Way Books in September 2025. “Love of Her Life,” a story about a woman who… read more
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Jun 13 2025
An Interview with Tate Gieselmann
TMR intern Haley Schmid interviewed Tate Gieselmann about “Mouse,” a story about a drug addict hustling to pay a debt. First published in TMR issue 47.4 (Winter 2024), the story… read more
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May 30 2025
“Mouse” by Tate Gieselmann
First featured in TMR 47.4, “Mouse” by Tate Gieselmann is about a drug addict hustling to pay a debt. Gieselmann’s character is an inveterate loner with a nihilistic outlook on… read more
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Mar 06 2025
Interview with Neko Case
In the following conversation, music writer Adam Sobsey interviews Neko Case about her incandescent new memoir, The Harder I Fight The More I Love You (Grand Central Publishing, 2025). Framed… read more