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Julie Morse
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Julie Morse lives in San Francisco and is a poetry teacher. She can be found @JulieMorse16.
Getting Subjunctive
“This idea of ‘should have’ is a Pandora’s box of regret and hope.” Vietnamese and many other languages do not feature subjunctive speech, however English and most Germanic languages are…
Write Stuff Interview
SF Weekly’s Write Stuff has done a visual and blunt interview with Oakland poet Tom Comitta. Keep an eye out for his Sugar inspired answer, which is yet another reason…
unicorn rocky mountain oyster
“There was one other mythical bi man in the entire city, but try as I might, I never found him. At the gay bar, I sometimes got called a ‘half-breeder.'”…
Happy Birthday, Amy Hempel
Today is the brilliant Amy Hempel’s birthday! Check out this interview with her on Café Americain, where she praises Rumpus pals Steve Almond and Sheila Heti, and for means of…
The Rumpus Interview with Nataly Kelly
Writer, translator, and interpreter Nataly Kelly talks about the difficulties of translating across cultures, the emotional barriers that interpreters face, and what it really means to be fluent.
Winning Typos
At The Atlantic Wire, Jen Doll chronicles the most embarrassing typos and copy-editing errors of the year. Misspellings have really run the gamut in 2012, including but not limited to,…
First Poet Laureate of L.A.
On Friday, Eloise Klein was declared L.A.’s first poet laureate. Klein has authored seven books of poetry and is the founder of Arktoi Books press. Check out the interview with…
Emerging Author: Leo Tolstoy
Have issues with classification? Apparently so does Target. Although the film adaptation recently came out, Target guilelessly shelved Anna Karenina in the ‘Emerging Authors’ section. Congrats, Tolstoy, you’ve finally made…
“My Shazam Boobs”
“I celebrated my tits with him, with all of these people. Hot bras, clingy T-shirts, sexy lingerie shopping forays. Must I abandon celebrating my tits in order to avoid mourning…
Watching Rocky Horror with Sylvia Plath
Lucille comes out to her porch. She’s taking the trash out or checking a burnt light bulb or else just looking at the night. I swear it’s like she’s timed…
A Different Breed of Family Portraits
Check out Slate’s new photo blog Behold and its showcasing photographer, Leon Borensztein, who has a humorous and unsettling portfolio of portraits. Originally from Poland, Borensztein’s portraits are a sarcastic take…