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Next Letter for Kids: Allyson Hoffman
This month we have a Letter in the Mail for our adult program that was so awesome we wanted to send it to Letters for Kids subscribers, too! It’s from writer and illustrator Allyson Hoffman. Allyson shares with us the people she’s…
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Rumpus Limited-Time Holiday Gifts!
For the first time, we are offering gift boxing for our original WLAMF mug! Now you can send your favorite writer a daily dose of inspiration, all boxed up with a pretty bow on top! And our Rumpus totes, perfect for carrying…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Allyson Hoffman
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail from artist and writer Allyson Hoffman! Allyson shares with us the people she’s grateful for, the things that make her happy, and the places that she loves, using words…
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Black Friday Sale and Rumpus Holiday Gifts!
This holiday season, give the gift of The Rumpus! We have plenty of holiday gift options for the well-read optimist or literary child in your life, and we’re kicking things off with a Black Friday sale!
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Next Letter in the Mail: Peter Witte
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail from visual artist and writer Peter Witte! Peter sends us a very special illustrated letter about what it means to be a “keeper,” and the anxiety that accompanies attempts to shed some…
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Next Letter for Kids: Skila Brown
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Skila Brown! Skila writes to us about birthdays, surprises, and birthday surprises! And she’s given us a signed hardcover copy of her awesome book Slickety Quick: Poems About Sharks so watch our Facebook page for details of the…
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The Death-Defying Adventure that Saved the British Empire
At Epic Magazine, James Nestor dives deep to tell the story of “sunken treasure, death-defying adventure, sibling rivalry,” and how brothers Charles and John Deane “invented modern deep-sea diving and saved the British Empire.”
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United We Stand
No one knows exactly what the next four years will bring. But we are always stronger when we protest together.
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Inheriting Trauma
At The Millions, former Rumpus Managing Editor Zoë Ruiz pens a beautiful piece on how trauma is passed from generation to generation.
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Do Not Look Away
Why are we afraid? Because in the two days since the election was called, there have been numerous accounts of harassment and violence, motivated by racism, homophobia, and sexism. These events are happening all over the country, in liberal cities and in…
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Next Letter for Kids: Jill Diamond
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Jill Diamond! Jill wants to know what you like to collect, and writes about all the things she collected as a kid, and even now as an adult, from stickers and rocks to…
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From the Editors: Election 2016
This election is critical. We are code-red. We might elect our first woman president, or we might elect a man who is at best dangerous and unqualified and at worst the end of democracy as we know it today.