On this last day of 2021, we’ve tallied the traffic, did some math (wuh-oh), and are delighted to share this list of what you, our beloved readers, found most compelling this past year. We look forward to another new year of great writing—and may our futures and fortunes be bright.
Here’s a look at what you, our beloved readers, found most compelling in the last twelve months.
1. “Searching for Sleeper Trains” by Stefani Cox
2. “The Debt Never Promised” by Benjamin Thorp
3. “What to Read When You Grew Up with the Babysitter’s Club“ by Marisa Crawford and Megan Milks
4. “Tongue Stuck” by Irina Dumitrescu
5. Voices on Addition: “Thief in the Night” by Heather Stokes
6. Rumpus Original Poetry: “The Hurting Kind” by Ada Limon
7. “What to Read When You’ve Made It Halfway through 2021”
7. “Omayra (In Other Words)” by Ricardo Frasso Jaramillo
8. “Sleeping with Myself” by Eve Ettinger
9. ENOUGH: “How the President Broke Up My Marriage” by Aarti Rao
10. “Reading Whitman While White” by Han Vanderhart
11. “On Baby Fever” by Krys Malcom Belc
12. Funny Women: “Amelia Bedelia Takes a COVID Test” by Lindsay Hameroff
13. “The Resumes of Identity We Present to Strangers: A Conversation with Dolly Alderton” by Mikaela Dery
14. Rumpus Original Fiction: “Hibiscus Tacos” by Ire’ne Lara Silva
15. “What to Read When You’re In the In-Between Place” by Suleika Jaouad
16. “Malus Domestica” by Angie Romines
17. Rumpus Original Poetry: Three Poems by Kelli Russell Agodon
18. “Waiting for a Trans Audience: Talking with Torrey Peters” by Carter Sickels
19. “The Space Between Vertebrae” by August Lamm
19. “Hope is the Last Bastion: An Interview Suchitra Vijayan” by Aruni Kashyap
21. Rumpus Original Fiction: “Poor People Disappear” by Ira Sukrungruang
