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Feeling My Way Along a Metaphorical Ledge: A Conversation with Nancy Miller Gomez
There’s always so much happening around us—we can’t possibly take it all in—but certain things seem to be a beacon for my attention.
Rumpus Original Poetry: Four Poems by Zachariah Claypole White
sisyphus never bothered to name breathless desire / suffering a language like canker sores you collect
The First Book: Uche Okonkwo
Going out of one's way to write what's currently trendy, just because it's trendy, can be counterproductive and take the pleasure out of writing.
“There has to be peril”: A Conversation with Andromeda Romano-Lax
Suspense, as a genre, can be a Trojan Horse. It’s a strong vehicle that you can hide things within [to] explore ideas about culture, gender, language, or place.
ENOUGH: Three Poems on the Domestic
I never saw the current raging beneath / a rip tide of blood that boils without warning, / melting the 24-carat gold / into pools of nightmares
Unearthing the Past in The Safekeep
There is an elegant cadence to the prose, a slight twist in language to create a dynamic image of a simple nighttime scene. Two proud firs. The single star as the sky’s beauty mark.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Crusher
Under your puffer, you sweat from the exertion of the approach, but each step brings cooler air. It won’t be long before the rock becomes numbingly cold.
“I’m not trying to break you”: A Conversation with Carvell Wallace
The events are doing the writing for me, and my job as a stylist is to simply get out of the way and let the story tell itself.
I Didn’t Learn My Grandfather’s Name Until He Died
On the phone with my father, I volunteer my shame and regret through tears. His name. How could I not know his name?
Funny Women: 10 Most Anticipated AI-Generated Books
It’s a book worth reading to page fifty and then regifting.