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You stood and put your hair up. It made you a different man. You got hard and decided you were why.
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The best books I have read about motherhood have not reassured me that these feelings will resolve.
Before the First Book: A Roundtable Discussion
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ENOUGH: Some Would Call It Rape
A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Tongue Stuck
It was a kind of madness to speak a language to my son that I hadn’t used in almost a decade.
Rumpus Exclusive: “Flop, Turn, River”
“You should only bluff if you are prepared for the life it brings you,” my dad said. “You bluff, then you can’t go back.”