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Stephen Elliott

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Stephen Elliott is the author of eight books, including The Adderall Diaries.
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The Great Film Festival Swindle

  • Stephen Elliott
  • May 31, 2016
"Never pay an entry fee. If they won’t give you a waiver they aren’t interested in the film."—Programmer for a major film festival
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Dear McSweeney’s: Two Letters from Stephen Elliott

  • Stephen Elliott
  • February 18, 2016
I’ve been traveling for two weeks and people prone to the kind of thoughts I’m prone to should never be alone out in the world.
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An Oral History of Myself #15: Neil Elliott

  • Stephen Elliott
  • January 8, 2016
This is probably one of those interviews where I should keep my mouth shut but you're my son.
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Bombing the Bookclub

  • Stephen Elliott
  • July 14, 2014
We had a number of people quit The Rumpus Book Club today because I wrote in a Daily Rumpus email that Israel should stop bombing Gaza.
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The Saddest Story I’ve Ever Read

  • Stephen Elliott
  • March 21, 2014
"She began to nod. She was holding onto a carton of milk. It would spill. Like diarrhea-in-the-bed all over again. Another mess. The daughter tried to take the carton of milk away. She… held on defiantly." - From I Want To Live by Thom Jones
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The Rumpus Interview with Audrey Petty

  • Stephen Elliott
  • September 17, 2013
In the gripping first-person accounts of High Rise Stories, former residents of Chicago’s iconic public housing projects describe life in the now-demolished high rises.
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The Rumpus Interview With Michelle Orange

  • Stephen Elliott
  • February 12, 2013
We sat on my bed, our backs against the wall, talking about her essay collection, This Is Running For Your Life.
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The Rumpus Interview with Dave Eggers

  • Stephen Elliott
  • June 4, 2012
Dave Eggers's new novel, A Hologram For The King, (due out from McSweeney's June 28) is set in Saudi Arabia.
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My Little Brother Ruined My Life

  • Stephen Elliott
  • January 17, 2012
"Are you a masochist?" It's the first thing Bosco asks me. He's fourteen years old now, almost my height, 5' 8", creamy white skin, and a small, German nose from my stepmother's side of the family.
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The Rumpus Interview with Marie Calloway

  • Stephen Elliott
  • December 29, 2011
In late November Marie Calloway, a twenty-one year old college student, published on her blog a long essay about sleeping with a writer twice her age.
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An Oral History of Myself #14: Judy

  • Stephen Elliott
  • March 30, 2011
Things didn't work out the way my mother wanted.
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An Oral History of Myself #13: Mato

  • Stephen Elliott
  • March 1, 2011
I went to a Catholic school. I was a shy kid and got beat up by girls. I would express myself through drawings; that's how I made friends. So when I transferred to the public school in fifth grade I had this chip on my shoulder.
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