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A Conversation with Daisuke Shen and Vi Khi Nao About their Collaborative Novella, Funeral

Writing started feeling interesting again, like it was worth it after all, and not just a boring thing that ate ham sandwiches on white bread for every meal and whose favorite book from last year was [Redacted] by [Famous author], which remained on the NYT Bestsellers List for what felt like forever.

Sketch Book Reviews: Beaverland by Leila Phillip

. . . a little beaver named Geronimo

Inventing the Form of Yourself: A conversation with Maggie Millner

I have great affection for writers who come into their queerness after they’ve already written books . . .

ENOUGH: Three Poems

"Not all Men" / Except for the one that followed / Me down every Publix aisle, / To the bakery, to the register, / & waited for me in the lot.

Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Janan Alexandra

2. In literary Arabic, kaph is used as a prefix to mean like or as or as though / 3. If kaph is a hand that means like or as or as though, then kaph is a simile / 4. Simile is a hand touching two places at once, a hand bringing together / two far away things, making a transfer (metaphor)

Another Oracle: Lynn Xu’s Those Ashen Heaps That Cantilevered Vase of Light

Almost ten years have passed since Lynn Xu’s debut, the luminous Debts & Lessons, introduced us to her oracle. “Let it not be for what you write, the world /…

Connecting Our Past to Our Present: An Interview With Jamila Minnicks

Within true community, we can experience our deepest vulnerabilities because we know that we are safe to fail, encouraged to thrive, and needed to be part of something greater than our little selves.

Balancing the Heart and Mind: Ryan Lee Wong’s Which Side Are You On

Which Side Are You On is a novel both of the heart and the mind: one that makes you think and question your perception of the world and your place in it, and feel deeply and fervently about what matters to you.

A crescent moon juxtaposed against the image of the sun

Rumpus Original Fiction: Good Little Animals

“No remedy will undo your bad choices, or your addiction to sugar. And you can’t afford my prices anyway.”

A rush of joy from complete strangers: An interview with Monica Macansantos

I think that it’s helpful to imagine your own people as your primary audience even when you are also writing for an audience that doesn’t necessarily belong to this community.

Funny Women: Personal Statement for Creative Writing MFA Applications

Dear MFA Faculty at Private University,

Rumpus Original Poetry: 3 Poems by Katie Farris

Why bother closing a door / when everyone demands it open?

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