2017

[T]erms like "white trash" and basura most accurately reveal those who are doing the defining. Consider what we throw away, and why. Look at what we throw away. Think about the reasons why.

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Other

Notable Portland: 9/21–9/27

Literary events and readings in and around Portland this week!

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Politics

This Week in Trumplandia

Welcome to This Week in Trumplandia. Check in with us every Thursday for a weekly roundup of the most pertinent content on our country.

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Comics

Homebodies: The Mothering Instinct

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Letters Blog

Next Letter in the Mail: Celeste Ng (AND SIGNED BOOK GIVEAWAY!)

Our next Letter in the Mail comes from bestselling author and Rumpus Advisory Board member Celeste Ng!

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Rumpus Original

I Will Not Die for You

Each bug in the water is one less bug on my fruit, I tell myself, ignoring the truth: under the soil, another is born.

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Notable San Francisco

Notable San Francisco: 9/20–9/26

Literary events and readings in and around the Bay Area this week!

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Other

This Week in Essays

A weekly look at some of the essays we're reading online!

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Morning Coffee

Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee

Very important: let’s all go be firefighters on Antarctica. What the hurricanes bring up (mostly sea monsters). Everything is still very bad but at least the ozone is repairing itself.…

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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Faith Adiele

Faith Adiele discusses what it means to be a good literary citizen, the importance of decolonizing travel writing, and how she wants to change the way Black stories are being told.

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