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The next Letter in the Mail, going out May 15, is from Alexis Smith!
Alexis is the author of the novel Glaciers and a graduate of Goddard College’s MFA program in creative writing. She grew up in Alaska and Washington state, and now lives in Portland, Oregon, with her son.
...moreThe next Letter in the Mail, going out April 30, is from Seth Fischer!
Seth is a Rumpus contributor and former editor as well as the founding editor of The Splinter Generation. His writing has appeared in publications like Pank and Guernica.
...moreThe next Letter in the Mail, going out this Monday, is from poet Dobby Gibson!
Gibson is the author of It Becomes You and two Minnesota Book Award winners, Polar and Skirmish, which Rumpus reviewer Sean Singer calls “a smart, clever, pyrotechnical book that will hold your attention.
...moreThe next Letter in the Mail, going out next Friday, is from Jason Novak!
As head illustrator for the Rumpus, Jason has created many of the site’s most memorable and beloved images, including the illustrations for Chris Stedman’s essay “Sympathy for the Devil,” which Chris liked so much he actually had them tattooed on his body!
...moreVaguely reminiscent of our very own Letters in the Mail, Michael Kimball’s new book, Michael Kimball Writes Your Life Story (on a postcard) reinvents memoir in a way that would have Montaigne going postal.
In his review, Joseph Riipi shares some of the itemized moments captured in Kimball’s collection, from facts that are clerical (“According to postcard #267, “Michael Kimball was born two weeks late.”), and facts that are humorous (“In third grade, Matt Bell #129 won a certificate for writing the best pirate story set in outer space.”), to facts that are heartbreaking.
...moreWoohoo! The next Letter in the Mail, going out next Friday, is from Alix Ohlin!
Alix Ohlin is the author of two short-story collections (Babylon and Other Stories and Signs and Wonders) and two novels (The Missing Person and Inside).
...moreThis is a letter in two parts. It didn’t start out that way but I got to thinking about joy and revision. So when I say goodbye the first time, you’ll see there’s actually more to go.
So begins Gabrielle Calvocoressi’s Letter in the Mail, which City Lights has posted in honor of Letter Writing Month.
...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.
...moreIn honor of Letter Writing Month, City Lights is publishing a few of our Letters in the Mail!
First up is Deb Olin Unferth’s letter. Stay tuned for another by Gabrielle Calvocoressi.
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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.
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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.
...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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The next Letter in the Mail, going out this Friday, is from artist and head Rumpus illustrator Jason Novak.
Jason brings countless Rumpus essays–including today’s OG Dad–to visual life. You can peruse his own illustrated stories right here.
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It’s not too late to purchase a year-long holiday gift subscription to Letters in the Mail or Letters for Kids.
The holiday gift subscription will get you or your loved one twelve months of Letters in the Mail or Letters for Kids starting on January 1st, 2013!
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The next Letter in the Mail, going out this Friday, is from Lisa Jane Persky.
Lisa Jane is a writer, photographer, actress and editor. Her fiction, journalism and photography has appeared in periodicals ranging from Bomb to MOJO to The Los Angeles Times.
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The next Letter in the Mail, going out early next week, is from Gabrielle Calvocoressi.
Gabrielle Calvocoressi is the author of The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart (Persea. 2005) and Apocalyptic Swing (Persea. 2009), which was a finalist for The Los Angeles Times Book Award.
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The next Letter In The Mail, going out this Friday, is from Rumpus essays editor Roxane Gay!
...moreWith the ninth month of Letters in the Mail coming to an end, we thought it would be a good time for a recap.
Here, in chronological order, are all the letter writers since the conception of the program in January 2012:
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The next Letter In The Mail, going out early next week, is from Emily Gould.
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That house was the first place I felt safe after my mother died. It was the first place where I felt comfortable being the girl I had suddenly become in her absence.
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In March 2012, I published a letter as part of a subscription program begun at The Rumpus. The following poem is fashioned from language contained in the responses to that letter.
...moreGalleyCat gave some love to our Letters to Everyone program. Thanks, GalleyCat!
Today is the final day to send in your letter (and get five back)! All the details you need to participate are right here.
...moreWe’re very excited for our next Rumpus event, “Letters In The Mail: A Celebration of Written Correspondence.” Join us on Monday, June 4th at The Verdi Club (2424 Mariposa Street), 6:30pm.
Featuring readings from Lorelei Lee, Ariana Reines, D.A.
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I moved to New York the week I turned twenty. I lived on the fifth floor of an East Village walk-up with a boyfriend I was too young to realize I shouldn’t have been with, and I got a job waiting tables in Union Square.
...moreFellow Letters in the Mail enthusiasts, take note of this forthcoming exhibit devoted to the USPS as a public service. The multi-media exhibition, Post Haste, will grace Oakland’s MacArthur B Arthur Gallery from May 4 to 28.
“Post Haste is, of course, as much a critical artistic endeavor as it is a eulogy to a public institution, letter writing and tangible human exchange.”
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The Rumpus Proudly Presents:
Monday, June 4th at The Verdi Club (2424 Mariposa Street), 6:30pm.
With readings from Lorelei Lee, Ariana Reines, D.A. Powell, and artist MariNaomi!
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We’ve been really enjoying Letters In The Mail. The letter writers have been enjoying it too, as you can see from this essay by Matthew Specktor, and this one by Sari Botton. We decided to get everybody more involved, so we’re launching Letters To Each Other.
When I saw the words “This week’s Letter In The Mail is from Sari Botton” at the bottom of Wednesday’s Daily Rumpus email from Stephen Elliott, my stomach dropped.
...moreThe Huffington Post interviews Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott about Letters in the Mail.
“With a letter, you walk away from everything. You open it and read it. It’s just you and the letter. It’s an entirely different experience.”
...moreLetters in the Mail got love from USA Today! The article highlights a few letters that have already been sent and subscriber reactions.
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