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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…
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Next Letter for Kids: Jen Malone
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Jen Malone! Jen takes us off the beaten path to show us around her hometown of Boston, including sites like Witch City and MIT. This letter includes an extra surprise from the…
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Bad Feminist(s)
This Friday, 8/15, The Last Bookstore will hold a celebratory release and reading for Rumpus Essay Editor Emeritus Roxane Gay‘s Bad Feminist from 7:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m. The event features Rumpus friends and contributors, including Nina Bargiel, Antonia Crane, Kima Jones, Mallory Ortberg,…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Rob Roberge
We’re getting ready to send out the next Letter in the Mail! Rob Roberge pens an 8-pager about his father, and the guilt he feels regarding a particular scene in his upcoming memoir. He writes about that familiar dilemma that faces those of…
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Next Letter for Kids: Julia Mary Gibson
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Julia Mary Gibson! Julia is the author of the newly released Copper Magic, and writes in her letter about living in a big city with wild animals. Once, she even came face to face with…
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Take an #Artbreak
Busy week? Work stressing you out? Take five minutes out of your day for an #artbreak—a short burst of creativity to free up your mind. And if you like what you come up with, go ahead and share it on…
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Meet Our New Rumpus Essays Editor!
We’re beyond bummed to let you know that Roxane Gay is leaving the Rumpus to focus on other endeavors (like her two new books, the recent novel An Untamed State and the imminently forthcoming essay collection Bad Feminist). Roxane is as much…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Jim Ruland
We’re getting ready to send out the next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Jim Ruland! His letter is handwritten, with hand-drawn illustrations, and in it he tells us all about trying to woo his 10-year-old daughter into liking Babymetal.…
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Next Letter for Kids: Trudi Trueit
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Trudi Trueit! Trudi is the author of Stealing Popular and Secrets of A Lab Rat, and she writes her letter about all the things that she loves about summertime: The beach! The mountains!…
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James Franco: Poet
James Franco’s poetry collection, Directing Herbert White, reviewed on the front page of The New York Times Book Review. It’s an interesting meditation on celebrity well worth reading. I mean the review is.
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Next Letter in the Mail: Kevin Thomas
We’re getting ready to send out the next Letter in the Mail, and this one is not to be missed. It comes from our own Kevin Thomas, the creator of those amazing HORN! illustrated book reviews! Hurting after the death of…
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New Readers Report Theme: “Fantasy Land”
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 “Fantasy Land.” Please send your submissions, maximum 400 words, to Susan Clements, silentjoy2001 AT yahoo.com.…