The Hawk in Me
I continue to adapt. I do all of this because I cannot run away, not really. There is nowhere to go. The hawk is the thing within me.
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2017
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Notable Philadelphia: 7/11–7/17
Tuesday 7/11: Sundrunk: Here & There. Featuring: Alexa Smith, Tamara Oakman, and Jared Levy. 7 p.m.–9 p.m. at Crime & Punishment Brewing. Wednesday 7/12: Tomgirl: 6.9 with DJ Haram. 10 p.m.–2 a.m.…
This Week in Indie Bookstores
A massive bookstore, The Book Garden, has opened in Iran’s capital city, Tehran. The Huffington Post takes a look back at the Strand’s ninety years of successful bookselling in New…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Let’s all explore the newly UNESCO World Heritage Sight minted, Asmara. Here are your demon illustrations for the day. Important news: empty amusement parks and scary and neat! Reshaping Reality:…
Spotlight: The Rumpus Review of Boundless
Brandon Hicks reviews Boundless, a new graphic novel from Jillian Tamaki.
What We’re Reading in August!
We’re thrilled to announce that our August Book Club selection is Wioletta Greg’s Swallowing Mercury! In this celebrated debut from the prize-winning poet, Wiola looks back on her youth in a close-knit, agricultural community…
Rumpus Original Fiction: Grace
After the anger came a deep, resigned sadness, as if her cruise were canceled at the last minute. She’s stuck on the shore of her life, watching everyone she loves sail into the distance.
The Summer of Lana Del Rey
Three summers ago, I did nothing but drive around Middlebury, Vermont, blasting Lana Del Rey and chain-smoking cigarettes. It was—and I will be dramatic, because that is how it felt—an…
Notable Los Angeles: 7/10–7/16
Monday 7/10: Write Club L.A. presents Chapter 65: The Kids Are Alright. Featuring readings by Sofia Carianna, Spencer Towne, Rebeka Barrera, Annette Barrera, Christian Perfas, and Jacorey Palmer. Hosted by Paula…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Surely nothing could go wrong if we bring back an extinct smallpox relative. Great news everybody! We’re all gonna get untreatable gonorrhoea soon! You know what are great though? National…
Finding Comfort in the Discomfort: Talking with Juan Martinez
Juan Martinez discusses his debut collection Best Worst American, his relationship to the English language, and why Nabokov ruined his writing for years.