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It’s Monday. You’re working hard. Take a moment to stop and smell the weekend Rumpus roundup.
First, Yumi Sakugawa takes us to the heart of the forest in a comic about a dead spider king.
Then, Liz Prato starts coughing and can’t stop in her Sunday Rumpus essay “In Sickness and In Health“:
...moreWhat can we and can’t we handle, and who decides?
The weekend is over, but the Rumpus features remain.
Another installation of Yumi and Everyone We Know about fire tigers (they only burn you alive if you forget to offer them candy).
And a Sunday Rumpus essay called “On Color, Brain Cancer, and the Possibility That I Am Already Dead,” about, well, color, brain cancer, and the possibility that we are already dead:
...moreNow, though, I am forced to this appalling conclusion.
Happy Monday! 
Before you get back to the grind, savor these last bits of the weekend.
A comic by Yumi Sakugawa, which she described on Twitter in the following way: “My random idea for a metaphysical nudist desert retreat for grandmothers is finally in comic form.”
And an interview with Susan Steinberg about crossing genres, reversing VIDA stats, and the importance of bucking formula.
...moreIf your Cinco de Mayo was too excelente for you to spend much time online, here’s a recap of what happened on the Rumpus this weekend.
An aquatic wonderland of a comic from Yumi Sakugawa.
“What if we are stuck?
...moreHere’s what you may have missed on the Rumpus this weekend:
A Yumi Sakugawa comic about an elephant god.
An essay on parenting by Ben Tanzer.
...moreAnd yes, please note I have just lied to my older son. Parents do that a lot.
Happy Easter, and we hope you found all the eggs that have ever been hidden from you.
Our posting schedule was a little light because of the holiday, but we always have a Saturday comic by Yumi Sakugawa and a link roundup/essay by Zoe Ruiz.
...moreWe hope your St. Patrick’s Day was free of snakes and blooming with four-leaf clovers. If you didn’t garnish your Guinness with Rumpus weekend features, you can catch up right now!
There’s the usual highly unusual Yumi Sakugawa comic, as well as a short story about a machine that shows users how situations play out in different universes.
...moreWe ran some preetttty choice features this weekend.
Such as: “Imposter Moon,” a comic by Yumi Sakugawa.
And such as: “Object Lesson,” an essay by Amy Botula about the mementos we treasure, from beloved childhood stuffed animals to condom wrappers heavy with superstitious significance.
...moreHere’s what happened on The Rumpus this weekend:
We welcome our newest comics contributor, Yumi Sakugawa! She’s been doing Saturday Rumpus comics for several weeks, but now they’re officially part of a series called Yumi and Everyone We Know. Here is this Saturday’s.
...moreIf you skipped the Rumpus this weekend to watch the Super Bowl (who wouldn’t after reading J. Ryan Stradal’s guide for people who don’t know about football?), here’s what you missed.
A gorgeous Yumi Sakugawa comic called “Of Light.”
Another comic, this one about Groundhog Day, by Cassie J.
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