Columns
-
The Rumpus Interview with Justin St. Germain
When Justin was twenty, his mother was murdered by her fifth husband in their trailer, off the grid from Tombstone, Arizona. He spent the next decade trying not to be defined by his mother’s death, before deciding to face his…
-
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #194
ANTIQUES ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing antiques.
-
Nick Cave Monday #48: “Red Right Hand”
When the bell chimes a man emerges from the shadows. Or it’s a ghost who wants to haunt your soul. Or it’s a guru to give you enlightenment for your path. Or it’s a god. There’s really no salvation with…
-
Notable New York: 8/12-8/18
Monday 08.12 The Franklin Park Reading Series is back this week and is something of a special line-up as they’re featuring a few poets, which is a rare occurrence for the series. The line-up includes the great short story author…
-
Little Raw Souls by Steven Schwartz
In the hands of a writer as talented and sensitive as Schwartz, flashy language and exotic vistas turn out not to be necessary.
-
Next Letter for Kids: Carolyn Cohagan
The next Letter for Kids, going out August 15, is from Carolyn Cohagan! (It got switched with Elisabeth Dahl’s letter due to a printing error, so it’s going out later than expected, but it’ll still be awesome!) A former stand-up comic…
-
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
I’m back. This one goes out to my Chicago reader. Good news everyone! Our kid’s are getting slightly less fat! This week in dolphins being the best: they can remember their tankmate’s whistles from 20 years earlier. This week in…
-
The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Grief Magic
“I’m like an alcoholic who doesn’t drink anything but worst case scenarios…” In the aftermath of trauma, Emily Rapp struggles to give up being “on call” for grief.
-
Lit-Link Round-up
Both The Rumpus and The Nervous Breakdown make Flavorwire’s 25 Best Sites for Literature Lovers. I’m kind of beside myself with glee. Apply for a Word Riot travel grant! Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels “everyone should read.”
-
Links I Like
Remember when your Rumpus Sunday Editor Gina published fiction? She published Tom Kealy’s Nobody and Allison Amend’s The Stench. Stephen Elliott explained, “We don’t publish fiction on The Rumpus. But on Sunday Gina takes over and she can do whatever…
