Kelly Opdycke

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to take a course from your favorite author, you should check out these 10 syllabi by famous authors. From the handwritten artistry of Lynda Barry’s syllabus to the kind note of…

We thought you might like to know Rumpus interviewee xTx posted three poems to Hobart. We’re especially taken by “Let It Be is not Just a Song by The Beatles.” In it, she writes, “Breathe and wait. When nothing happens, when…

This data-packed infographic shows that many who worked hard to become Dr. So-and-so may be disappointed about their job prospects. Only one in ten receive the job they studied for, leaving many of them with a mound of debt, no…

Herkind.org is dedicating this month to something many of us struggle with: hair. In their Lady in the House column, Ann Eston answers readers’ questions on the politics, performance, and identity of hair. In hopes of inspiring others, she ends with her…

Don’t forget we’re now accepting submissions for another “Rumpus Readers Report.” We are asking you to tackle the theme “My Summer’s End.” Please send your submissions, maximum 400 words, to Susan Clements, silentjoy2001 AT yahoo.com. We’ll choose the best ones to…

This month, the Los Angeles Public Library invites you to celebrate Herman Melville’s Moby Dick using your “lens of the modern and equally mythical Southern California state of mind.” If you’d like to join the celebration, you could participate in…

For those of you disappointed that your local library is no longer the hip hang out it once was (that was a thing, right?), you’ll be glad to know that libraries are starting to change. Libraries all across the country are…

Kelly Opdycke is an intern at the Rumpus and describes herself as an optimist with realist tendencies. She spent her summer at 826LA, where she helped English Language Learners master homophones in the Amazon, take notes while exploring the Endeavor…

We were browsing Twitter and came across a pretty testy war of tweets.  Unproven allegations and attacks on uniform choice are just a few things found in this tweet-off. One more thing: all parties involved are bookstores, not people.

Writer and Sugar devotee Logan Sachon interviews her father, and they discuss learning how to live on a writer’s salary and starting your retirement fund at 30. Mike Sachon’s encouraging but realistic advice for his daughter makes us all yearn to have a…

On Zen Pencil, illustrator Gavin Aung Than takes inspirational quotes from the likes of Mark Twain, Henry Rollins, and Bill Hicks and adapts them into cartoons. His latest cartoon uses a Bill Watterson quote to show his transition from the…

This month, Edwidge Danticat released her latest novel called Claire of the Sea Light.  Set in a seaside Haitian town, one major topic she explores is the effects of environmental disasters on fishing villages. In this interview, Edwidge tells The…