Letters in the Early Light of Morning
Maybe you have come to save us. From what? From ourselves.
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The Language of What Happened to Us
“We knew things were wrong then,” she says, “but we didn’t know how, or why.”
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Telling Our Truths: A Conversation with Shaindel Beers
Shaindel Beers discusses her third collection, SECURE YOUR OWN MASK.
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Little What to Read When
A monthly illustrated What to Read When for the young readers in our lives!
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Telling the Story of Now: A Conversation with Valeria Luiselli
Valeria Luiselli discusses her new novel, LOST CHILDREN ARCHIVE.
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My Dream about Loving White
My blackness, like my gender, was a sin.
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Mixed Feelings: A Valentine to Aging Women
Letting go of these ideas about a woman’s value feels like the obvious thing to do, but it’s really hard.
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SquareRoot of Love: Broken Heart
We must find a way to keep the roots of love and justice strong.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Three Flash Fictions by Rebecca Hannigan
Imagine a man looking at the artist looking at the art at the party.
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Reclaiming Our Power: A Conversation with Reema Zaman
Reema Zaman discusses her debut memoir, I AM YOURS.
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ENOUGH: I Smiled at A Man: An Anecdote
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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If Love Were Water
Can I be blamed for my relief? My anger?
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The Thread: Grown-Up Little Girls
I was a little girl and all I wanted was to grow up.
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A Friend in the Dark
The process of guiding people to speak their truths was isolating.
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Unspeakable Mothers: Talking with Sophia Shalmiyev
Sophia Shalmiyev discusses her debut memoir, MOTHER WINTER.
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What to Read When You Love a Feminist Mother
Sophia Shalmiyev shares a Valentine’s Day reading list to celebrate her debut memoir, MOTHER WINTER.
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From One World to the Next: Talking with Julie Lythcott-Haims
Julie Lythcott-Haims discusses HOW TO RAISE AN ADULT and REAL AMERICAN.
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Language of Love
Speaking other languages can save your life. It can give you a new life.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Marwa Helal
i was asking for the ocean and i got a grain of / sand
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Toil and Trouble
Feet dangle in the foreground, suspended in space by distance and gravity.
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The Beautiful Mundane Is Everywhere: Talking with Ross Gay
Ross Gay discusses his forthcoming essay collection, THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS.
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ENOUGH: A Bonfire of Blossoms, A Pile of Ash
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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I Assimilate into Mere Bubbles
It’s subtle, the violence of language.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “First Amendment (in the moment, grotesquely exotic)”
I am not certain where I was when I first heard about the marketplace of ideas.
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The Internal and the External: A Conversation with Wendy Willis
Wendy Willis discusses her new essay collection, THESE ARE STRANGE TIMES, MY DEAR.
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Marriage of a Different Kind
I will marry and find love, because this is the closest I have felt in a long time to giving it another try.
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Slippery and Dark and Brilliant: A Conversation with Morgan Parker
Morgan Parker discusses her newest collection, MAGICAL NEGRO.
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Valentine’s Day Flash Sale!
This Valentine’s Day, give the gift of Rumpus!
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What to Read When You Want to Raise Your Voice in Revolution
Reema Zaman shares a list of books to celebrate her forthcoming debut memoir, I AM YOURS.
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HORN! REVIEWS: This Mournable Body
…she’s human, she’s unwell, she’s us.
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