“The Unnameable Poor”
At Open Democracy, Adam Klein writes about income disparity, faith, and ethics. “The things we fear are the things for which gods and governments show no promise of resolving. Every…
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Lisa Dusenbery
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Lisa Dusenbery is the former managing editor of The Rumpus.
Memory Excavation
Guernica examines the intersections of science, emotion, and memory by way of an exchange between novelist Rivka Galchen and neuroscience professor David Linden, featured in the Rubin Museum’s Brainwave series. “As…
First Agent
At The Quivering Pen, Emily St. John Mandel remembers her first agent who, even in death, remains part of Mandel’s audience. “She comes back to me at odd moments. When…
Gunmar’s Daughter Panorama
At the Paris Review, Rumpus artist Jason Novak has created a ten-foot tall panel illustration of Sigrid Unset’s Gunnar’s Daughter, a novel with “the great dark and bizarre appeal of Icelandic…
“Maurice Sendak Didn’t Give a Fuck”
Rumpus cartoonist Jon Adams pays tribute to Maurice Sendak with this illustration over at City Cyclops.
Pulitizer Do-Over
NYT Magazine asked writers and critics which novels deserved this year’s “lost” Pultizer Prize. DFW’s The Pale King was a repeat hypothetical winner. “The Pale King, my favorite work of…
Tiny Beautiful Things
Library Journal interviews Cheryl Strayed about Tiny Beautiful Things, her forthcoming collection of Dear Sugar columns. Strayed reveals the best and worst advice she’s ever received. The best? From her mother:…
Tom Gabel Comes Out as Transgender
Tom Gabel of the band Against Me! opens up about plans to begin living as a woman. Gabel will being transitioning soon and intends to take the name Laura Jane…
Abraham Lincoln: Facebook Inventor
In 1845, Abraham Lincoln tried–and failed–to patent the The Springfield Gazette, a personal paper with striking similarities to our modern day Book of Faces. Here’s the full story. “He went…
“Super Sad True Habits”
At Tin House, Rumpus contributor Courtney Maum introduces us to the writing habits of “highly effective writers.” Part-one features many people we love, including Rumpus essays editor Roxane Gay and…
Top Flash Fiction
Wigleaf recently published their annual compilation of the top (very) short fictions. Aimee Bender, Stuart Dybek, and Rumpus columnist Steve Almond are among the 50 writers featured this year.
“Infinite Ache”
At Ebony, Saeed Jones reflects on the vastness of grief as the one-year anniversary of his mother’s death approaches. “Now, though I sometimes cry, I more often feel a sense…