Food and Family: Setting the Table
To hunger is to need.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Mr. Burley
My favorite was usually the smallest, the most alive.
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Praise the Bottom: A Conversation with Malcolm Tariq
Malcolm Tariq discusses his debut poetry collection, HEED THE HOLLOW.
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ENOUGH: Crime and Composure
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Butcher Knives at the Ready
For many years, I tried to civilize myself.
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Spotlight: “Dating App Boys”
Don’t those dating apps make you sad sometimes?
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To the Moon: Talking with Heather Christle
Heather Christle discusses her debut work of nonfiction, THE CRYING BOOK.
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The Rumpus 2019 Holiday Gift Guide
Our favorite gifting ideas this holiday season in one handy list!
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Writing Resistance: A Conversation with J. Kasper Kramer
J. Kasper Kramer discusses her debut novel, THE STORY THAT CANNOT BE TOLD.
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Rice Cake Love
I’ll always wish for one last dim sum, one more time to hear the words “I love you, too.”
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Bettina Judd
dive— / your back a black sight.
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Spotlight: “Japanese American Chocolate Pioneers”
How did this Hawaiian chocolate reach the middle of the cornfields?
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Deep, Wide, and Ridiculous: Talking with Diane Seuss
Diane Seuss discusses her most recent collection, STILL LIFE WITH TWO DEAD PEACOCKS AND A GIRL.
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ENOUGH: Give Me the Biggest Piece You Have
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Hurry Up and Wait: Literary Community Is a Platform
What exactly is a platform? How do you create one?
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Welcome To South Bend: A Weekend with the Boot Edge Edges
Yeah. I just quoted Taylor Swift.
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Strip District Meats
Already, at nine, my son knows that eating makes me happy.
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Conversations with Literary Ex-Cons: Samuel Barlow
Writer Samuel Barlow talks with Cullen Thomas in the prison where he was held for half a century.
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Presence: The Heartspeak of Indigenous Poets: Millissa Kingbird
Tanaya Winder curates exclusive poetry to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
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Just Do Something: Talking with Sam Farahmand
Sam Farahmand discusses his debut novel, CHIMERO.
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Black Friday Sale and Rumpus Holiday Gifts!
This holiday season, give the gift of Rumpus!
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Where to Find Him
It felt like the sun beating down on closed eyelids.
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Love Story as Case Study: A Conversation with Rheea Mukherjee
Rheea Mukherjee discusses her debut novel, THE BODY MYTH.
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ENOUGH: If No One’s There to Hear It
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Malcolm Tariq
Malcolm Tariq discusses his debut collection, HEED THE HOLLOW.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Jess Rizkallah
once, / stones in a pocket didn’t mean walking into the sea.
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Voices on Addiction: Jokerman
My family rarely throws the word addiction around. If we do, it is whispered.
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Hearing a Novella/Reading an Album: Talking with Katharine Coldiron
Katharine Coldiron discusses her forthcoming novella, CEREMONIALS.
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Presence: The Heartspeak of Indigenous Poets: Tyler Dettloff
Tanaya Winder curates exclusive poetry to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
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What to Read When: A Holiday Book-Gifting Guide
Rumpus editors share their favorite books to gift to friends and family!
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