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The next Letter in the Mail, going out May 31, is from our beloved Lidia Yuknavitch!
Lidia is a longtime Rumpus contributor and interviewee (for a taste of both, see her interview with Dear Sugar). She’s the author of the novel Dora: A Headcase and the memoir The Chronology of Water, the latter of which was a Rumpus Book Club pick back in 2011.
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We’d like to know the last book you loved and why. Send us a writeup of the last book you truly loved — a little bit book review and a lot about why you loved it — along with a short bio.
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A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Misery Loves Company.”
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For those of you who have never had the pleasure of meeting Isaac Fitzgerald, but have been avid readers of the Rumpus, what you should know is this:
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The Rumpus is producing our first movie, Happy Baby. We start shooting May 14, in New York. We need lots of extras. If you’d like to be an extra send an email to april.xiong AT gmail.com.
...moreWe’re hungry for more writing from Rumpus readers, so we’re now accepting submissions for another “Rumpus Readers Report.”
This time we want you to tackle the theme “Misery Loves Company.”
Please send your submissions, maximum 400 words, to Susan Clements, silentjoy2001 AT yahoo.com.
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Roger Ebert had this elegance about him that made us all want to be like him.
...moreAre you a true music nerd who wants to help out with team Rumpus Music? Then we’d like to hear from you!
We’re seeking rad aspiring music writers to help transcribe interviews, write blog posts, input entries into WordPress and assist with other general admin duties.
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The Rumpus is producing our first movie, based on the novel Happy Baby, by Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott, and we could really use your help!
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Have you ever wondered who Ted Wilson is? What his day is like? Who he talks to? What he eats for dinner? What he looks like in a bathing suit?
Well, you can know everything about him when you become him for a day!
...moreThe next Letter for Kids, going out tomorrow, is from Erin Fry, and it’s going to be a doozy.
Erin is a dynamo. She’s not only a writer but also a middle-school English and history teacher, a kickboxing and running coach, a book reviewer, and a mother of three.
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Though Matt Dojny has become known primarily as a novelist since the publication of The Festival of Earthly Delights this past June, he’s been making comics since his earliest childhood:
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A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Broken Promises.”
...moreExciting news: The next Letter for Kids, going out this Thursday, is from Irene Latham!
Poetry editor of the Birmingham Arts Journal, Irene has written two novels for kids: Leaving Gee’s Bend and Don’t Feed the Boy. Dear Wandering Wildebeest, forthcoming in 2014, is her third collection of poetry—but her first collection of poetry for young readers.
...moreWe’re pleased to announce that the next Letter in the Mail, going out next Thursday, is from Chloe Caldwell!
Chloe Caldwell is a Rumpus contributor and interviewee. Her essay collection Legs Get Led Astray and her e-book The New Age Camp both came out last year, and she has written for Salon, The Nervous Breakdown, xoJane, Freerange Nonfiction, and several other noteworthy publications.
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The next Letter in the Mail, going out this Friday, is from Elissa Bassist.
Elissa Bassist is the editor of our Funny Women column. Her writing has appeared here on The Rumpus, in The New York Times, NYMag.com, The Paris Review Daily, The Daily Beast, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Salon, Creative Nonfiction, and most recently in Get Out of My Crotch, a collection of twenty-one writers responding to America’s war on women’s rights and reproductive health.
...moreWe’re hungry for more writing from Rumpus readers, so we’re now accepting submissions for another “Rumpus Readers Report.”
This time we want you to tackle the theme “Broken Promises.” If you’re like us, you might already be able to report back from a broken New Year’s resolution.
...moreThe next Letter for Kids, going out this Wednesday, is from Grant Baciocco.
Baciocco is the creator/host of Henson’s podcast and a puppeteer for Stuffed & Unstrung.
He also created several other award winning, family friendly podcasts including The Radio Adventures of Dr.
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We’re thrilled to be partnering with Tumblr Storyboard!
Building on our Last Book I Loved series, we’re teaming up to highlight Tumblr writers and the books they love.
Got a book you can’t stop thinking about? Send us a writeup – a little bit book review and a lot about why you loved it – along with a short bio.
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The next Letter in the Mail, going out this coming Wednesday, is from Melissa Febos.
Melissa Febos is the author of the memoir Whip Smart (St. Martin’s Press/2010), which chronicles the four years she spent working as a dominatrix.
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We are observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day today, and will be watching the second inauguration of President Barack Obama.
...moreLast week, we kicked off our third round of Letters to Each Other.
The way it works is you send us a letter, no more than one page (front and back OK), and a self addressed stamped envelope. We send you five letters back and photocopy your letter and send it out to five other people.
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We’re thrilled to announce our new partnership with Tumblr Storyboard!
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This week’s Letter In The Mail is from Claire Bidwell Smith.
Claire is an experienced therapist, specializing in grief counseling, and the author of the memoir The Rules of Inheritance (Penguin/Hudson St., February 2012).
Gina Frangello interviewed Claire for The Rumpus last year.
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