All posts by Zoe Ruiz

October 27th, 2011

The Rumpus Interview With Adrianna Luna

As it happens, Adrianna Luna and I grew up in the same neighborhood. We had mutual friends and, from time to time, we’d run into each other. A few months ago, I learned she started performing in porn and I was curious. …more

August 17th, 2010

The Rumpus Interview With Neal Pollack

A year and a half ago, I started practicing yoga because I wasn’t feeling well. I could barely touch my toes and felt very self-conscious in yoga classes, but kept practicing because I started to feel better.

I didn’t know why I was feeling better, so I went to the literature. …more

February 19th, 2010

The Rumpus Interview with Gary Young

“We write because we can’t not write. We want to make music out of our breath; we want to be under the power of an art that toys with us and could destroy us, but which allows us to get a glimpse of what’s real.” …more

October 7th, 2009

Zoe Ruiz: The Last Book I Loved, 8: All True: Unbelievable

I would not say to everyone, “You must read Amy Fusselman’s 8“, and I would not say, “You will love it!”

I would however say to most anyone, “You will love The Pharmacist’s Mate,” which is the first book Amy Fusselman wrote.

The other day, I went to my favorite yoga class and I was the only one who showed up, so my favorite yoga instructor asked, “You want to just get a drink instead?” …more

May 22nd, 2009

On Cat Power: It Must be the Colors

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When I first started listening to Cat Power’s music, I was still with a man I very much loved. He played music, he was a music man, and for four years, I depended on him for all my music. …more

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Zoë Ruiz studied creative writing and feminist studies at UC Santa Cruz. Currently, she lives in Los Angeles and teaches yoga. She’s working on her first book and distracts herself from that book by making multimedia art.

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