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Weekly Rumpus Fiction: Katherine Zlabek
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Katherine Zlabek! Here’s an excerpt: There is a rocking chair in the house. The wood is solid. The varnish is worn. The seat was once a thick, flat oak sheet. Now it is…
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Cutie And The Boxer, November 25
Monday, November 25 at 8pm, The Rumpus will be hosting a free screening of our favorite movie of the year, Cutie And The Boxer, in the screening room at Videology.
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How you can help La Luz
Seattle surf-rock female quartet La Luz was involved in serious car accident last Tuesday night. The band was en route to a sold-out hometown show as part of their tour with Of Montreal when they were rear-ended by a large…
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New Readers Report Theme: Magic
After reading all your splendid short pieces on the theme “My Summer’s End,” we’re eager for another “Rumpus Readers Report”! This month’s theme? Magic. Please send your submissions, maximum 400 words, to Susan Clements, silentjoy2001 AT yahoo.com. We’ll choose the best ones…
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Weekly Rumpus Fiction: Jessica Mooney
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Jessica Mooney! Here’s an excerpt: My wife would finish out her last weeks in bed, screaming the alphabet to Vanna White. I read to her about Ars Poetica, the way memories form, how…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Ray Shea, Part II
Mark your calendars: the next Letter in the Mail, going out November 1, is a second letter from Ray Shea. Ray has contributed to our Readers Report series as well as our Last Book I Loved series, and has been…
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Weekly Rumpus Fiction: Lisa P. Sutton
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Lisa P. Sutton! Here’s an excerpt: When he touches her knee, just a forefinger drawn lightly over her jeans, she moves her coffee cup and saucer to cover the spot. It is both…
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Next Letter For Kids: Michael Reisman
We’re sending our next Letter For Kids from Michael Reisman! Michael is the author of the Simon Bloom Series, which follows the story of the title character who finds a book that lets him control the laws of physics. Simon…
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Zoë’s Notes
As part of Welcome Kink Saturdays, The Weeklings published Notes From a Porn Set by managing editor Zoë Ruiz, edited by Rumpus contributor Antonia Crane. I realize he is apologizing because his hands are down his pants and he is masturbating. Also, Rumpus contributor Amy…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Ray Shea
We’re sending our next Letter in the Mail from Ray Shea on October 15! Ray Shea has contributed to two of our Readers Report Back: Running Away and Neighborhood. His piece “Neighborhood Watch” was a nominee for a Pushcart Prize and he has been…
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ONEBEAT FINALE THIS WEEKEND IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
OneBeat is an international cultural exchange that celebrates the transformative power of the arts through the creation of original, inventive music, and people-to-people diplomacy. The program consists of a two-week Residency, when Fellows create original material and develop workshop ideas…
