“Of All the Dead People I Know,” a Rumpus Original Poem by Karyna McGlynn
Of All the Dead People I Know I can’t imagine any of them hanging out. They are in arcadia with their laptops but there are no outlets, and they are…
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FUNNY WOMEN #28: So You Have Second-Hand Embarrassment Syndrome
First, do not fret, this is a very common affliction, affecting millions of people worldwide. Second Hand Embarrassment Syndrome (SHES) is defined as feeling other people’s embarrassment as acutely as your…
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #16: Elissa Nelson in Conversation with Margaret Nelson Brinkhaus
Elissa Nelson interviewed her mother, Margaret Nelson Brinkhaus, who has been a freelance journalist since before Elissa was born, working for a variety of magazines and newspapers including People, Newsweek,…
The Rumpus Book Club Interviews John Brandon
The Rumpus Book Club talks with John Brandon about Citrus County, his second novel from McSweeney’s.
The Rumpus Book Club, Where I Live #7: Charlene Keeler
I live in Huntington Beach, which is in Orange County, California. We are famous for surf contests and skinheads, but I have only seen the latter, usually at 7-11. Skinheads…
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #15: Ru Freeman in Conversation with Lorraine Adams
Lorraine Adams is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and critic whose work centers on the encounter between the American enterprise and those caught in violent conflict in the Islamic world. Her…
A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #27: Stars, Stripes, Studded Bras
I love what Landon Donovan told CBS News about the goal he scored at the end of the U.S. – Algeria match last Wednesday in the World Cup. “When that…
The Surf Guru
Did you catch “The Candidate In Bloom,” a short story from Doug Dorst’s forthcoming collection, The Surf Guru, that we posted yesterday? Interestingly enough, The Surf Guru is our Rumpus…
The Rumpus Book Club, Where I Live #6: Shanna Mahin
I live two hours and a lifetime away from Los Angeles. I’m still trying to figure out how I feel about that. My mother’s an actress, I told the kids on…
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #14: Nicholas Rombes in Conversation with Jeska Dzwigalski
This interview with Jessica (Jeska) Dzwigalski was conducted at 11:00am PST via GMail chat on June 19.
The Candidate In Bloom
A short story from Doug Dorst’s forthcoming collection, The Surf Guru, our Rumpus Book Club pick for July.
The Rumpus Book Club, Where I Live #5: Patrick Maier
I live on Bomarc Lane, which is located in Satellite Beach on Florida’s Space Coast and is about two miles away from Patrick Air Force Base. The street is named…