2011
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The Unforgiving Cinderblock
Dunn doesn’t do dazzle, though he duly honors those whose large, obsessive stars have burned brightly.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Don’t forget to wish Neptune a happy first birthday next week! I love you chocolate printer. Let’s talk about the times of day crimes are committed, shall we? All polar bears are Irish, so there is that. It is pretty…
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The Rumpus Interview with David Fishkind
When I asked David Fishkind to do this interview it was because I had questions. I’ve known David, now, for a little while–
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Look out for the Altered States of America
Writer Matthew Newton and Brooklyn-based illustrator Mike Reddy have launched a brand new comic series called Altered States of America in which they produce one comic a day for the month of July. Each comic is comprised of a short…
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First Amendment Porn
Kyle Richards, the Midwestern 21 year-old whose bank-robbing tendencies landed him in prison, now finds himself in the middle of a whole different controversy. Richards was denied his right to possess pornographic magazines in prison, which disregards his First Amendment…
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Vocabulary Primer
This is a vocabulary-based reference for Roxane Gay’s recently published “Still With the Scarlet Letters.”
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Almost Published
There’s a lot of writing-themed rejection stories around, or at least ones about fleeting publishing fortune. In the spirit of trying and giving up, publishing house frustrations and then reflecting on the whole emotional whirlwind of the publishing experience, there…
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Hemingway’s Decline
Does Ernest Hemingway’s death outshine his literary prowess? At the end of Hemingway’s life, he was subjected to electro-shock treatment to treat his paranoid depression, which resulted in memory loss and subsequently the loss of his writerly abilities—this all after…
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #79: Soul-Sucking Spirit Death
When people allow dark crazy thoughts to rule their actions and emotions they like to drag other people into that dark crazy space, too.
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“The Year of Wonders”
The Millions just published a personal essay on fleeting fame in the publishing industry. Alex Shakar writes on his novel that once reached six figures. His experience breathes insight into the world of editors, agents and ephemeral success.
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Danya Glabau’s Tech Links
A week after a rocky launch, Google+ is set to start welcoming new members. Judge to Apple: You can’t own the term “app store“. Speaking of Apple… The iPhone 5 hasn’t hit shelves yet, but iPhone 6 rumormongering (and attendant…