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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FICTION
Here at The Rumpus we are again open for original fiction submissions through the end of February.
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Play for Camera
I want to tell her that Hunter is Hunter and Daisy is Daisy and both should be allowed to breathe. I want to tell her I know the instinct to split yourself in half, too, that I know the violence…
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Sarah Fathima Mohammed
Moons empty in the whisper / of space between us. / Mother’s ankles roll into / my calf, brimming with silver, / with sleep. The night is made / of photographs. We sleep over / the prayer rug, woven from / all the daughters that have / pressed their lips to it / and…
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The Woman in My Head: A Conversation with Emily Maloney
There’s a lot of rules or feelings about how writing a book should be, but very little of that actually corresponds with reality.
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The Divine Aquatic
After all these years, I know now that what felt like rebirth to me had felt like—had been—near-death for them.
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What It Means to be Human: Natashia Deón’s The Perishing
A review of THE PERISHING: “[H]ope keeps you in the ring, pushing off the ropes. Hope keeps you in the fight.”
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ENOUGH: Girl Power
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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Letter to a Poet: Matthew Olzmann on Writing Humor & Befriending Whales
Matthew Olzmann: [S]uddenly the poem becomes this meditation on mortality, but at no point do you think, “Oh my gosh, Yusef, why is he talking to a maggot or how does he know this maggot? Or what kind of relationship…
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Sketch Book Reviews: Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
An illustrated review of Suleika Jaouad’s new book, BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Alexa Patrick
The first boy to call me beautiful / had hair like a waving fist, walked / down the hallway, radius of curl / beckoning white hands that he’d / allow, though, I’d watch a little / light in him dim to tar.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Gabrielle Civil
Gabrielle Civil discusses her new collection, THE DÉJÀ VU.
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Celebrate Everything: A Conversation with Kim Fu
An interview with Kim Fu about writing the collection Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century.