Weekly Rumpus Fiction: Ian Bassingthwaighte
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Ian Bassingthwaighte. Here’s an excerpt: I spend all night thinking about bopping Karen ASAP like that would prove she’s right for me. Then immediately…
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Weekly Rumpus Fiction: N. Michelle AuBuchon
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from N. Michelle AuBuchon. Here’s an excerpt: The more you take away, the more the world opens up. This is a poetic way of…
AWP Offsite Event: Rumpus by the Sound
Our offsite AWP event is sure to be one of the after-hours highlights of the conference.
Weekly Rumpus Fiction: Christopher Kennedy
The next Weekly Rumpus features flash fiction from Christopher Kennedy. Here’s an excerpt: What are the odds that a fantastic one could ever lose to an ordinary asshole? Good, you think.…
The Yellow Dress Video Premiere
We are thrilled to premiere a new video by The Yellow Dress. In 2013, Morning Coffee editor Dan Weiss and his band The Yellow Dress wrote Rumpus co-owner Isaac Fitzgerald…
Weekly Rumpus Fiction: Caitlin McGuire
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Caitlin McGuire. Here’s an excerpt: For a while after he came back, Annie’s mom wouldn’t let him out of the house. When she…
A Warm Welcome to Our New Film Editor
We’re excited to announce our new film editor: Chloe Schildhause! A graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Chloe is a writer and editor for Decades Magazine and has written…
Weekly Rumpus Fiction: Helen Ellis
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Helen Ellis. Here’s an excerpt: Relocation. That is a big word! It means change. Like when you change from your two-piece into your…
Next Letter in the Mail: Jenna Clark Embrey
The next Letter in the Mail is from Jenna Clark Embrey! Earlier this year, we published Jenna’s amazing essay “Coats”. Jenna Clark Embrey is a writer living in Brooklyn. Boston-born,…
Happy Baby, The Movie
Today is the last day to help finish the first movie from The Rumpus, Happy Baby. We need funds for music, sound mixing, and color correction. Rewards include a Small…
Weekly Rumpus Fiction: Paula Whyman
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Paula Whyman. Here’s an excerpt: I woke up one morning having transformed into a cockroach. One day I was my normal, within-bounds horny…
Weekly Rumpus Fiction: Elizabeth Kadetsky
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Elizabeth Kadetsky. Here’s an excerpt: It was after siesta when Milo finally had the chance to converse in private with the small man, this…