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Next Letter in the Mail: Kelly Ramsey
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail! Kelly Ramsey writes to us about a beautiful Texas day and her neighbor, Thornton Wilder, but mostly about the sudden silence of her letter-writing friend. Subscribe to Letters in the Mail…
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Next Letter for Kids: Dianne K. Salerni
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Dianne K. Salerni! Dianne asks us if we believe finders are keepers and losers are weepers. How honest should we be when no one is looking? It’s a thought-provoking letter not to be…
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Fuck Amazon: An Evening with The Rumpus
If you’re in San Francisco this weekend, don’t miss our LitCrawl event, “Fuck Amazon: An Evening with The Rumpus”! Saturday, October 18th, 8:30–9:30 p.m., The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco. With readings by Molly Antopol, Courtney Moreno, and Maisha…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Lisa Brown
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from illustrator, writer, and cartoonist Lisa Brown. If that name sounds familiar, it’s ’cause we just announced we’d be sending our next Letter for Kids from Lisa,…
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Next Letter for Kids: Lisa Brown
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from illustrator, writer, and cartoonist Lisa Brown. Lisa writes all about the activities of her day—and she wants to know about yours, too! This letter is fabulously illustrated. For more information on Letters…
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New Readers Report Theme: “Haunted”
We’re hungry for more writing from Rumpus readers, so we’re now accepting submissions for our next Readers Report! This time, we want you to tackle the theme “Haunted.” Please send your submissions, maximum 400 words, to Susan Clements, silentjoy2001 AT yahoo.com. We’ll…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Padma Viswanathan
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from writer Padma Viswanathan! In her letter, Padma writes about her aim as a writer and why writers write, empathy and compassion, and whether literature has…
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Next Letter for Kids: Melanie Crowder
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Melanie Crowder, author of Parched. Melanie write about her “dogter” and her move to Colorado, where she meets the friendliest horse in the world. And she needs our help to give the friendliest horse…
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Ted Wilson Turns Five!
Congratulations and happy anniversary to Ted Wilson, who has been bringing us his reviews of the world for five years today! Here’s a personal message from Rumpus founder Stephen Elliott.
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Next Letter in the Mail: Darin Strauss
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from author Darin Strauss! Darin writes to us about the good, the bad, and the ugly during his summer exile to a surprising location. Whether he’ll…
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Next Letter for Kids: Bianca Turetsky
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Bianca Turetsky, author of The Time-Traveling Fashionista. Bianca writes to us about SLAM books, a really fun game you can play with your friends at school, or anywhere! For more information on Letters for Kids, click…
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Next Letter in the Mail: David Roderick
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from poet David Roderick! In this 10-page missive, Dave gets back in touch with his handwriting skills while enjoying a new bookstore in his town. He…