Rumpus Original Fiction: La Yegüita
The hit below the belt worked. A jab like that was the quickest way to protect one’s denial.
Fiction
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Reina with White Roses
A block away from my house, Reina killed herself.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Of Separation
But in that same instant, as she turned, his smile froze.
Rumpus Original Fiction: What Happens to Girls
There is pleasure in his eyes that is not just good acting.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Wild Animals
I searched in its beady eyes and tried to find a motherly warmth.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Biswell and Hope Get a Dog, A Story in Three Epiphanies
He barks at Coco. Coco barks back.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Biswell and Hope and the Job, A Story in Five Epiphanies
I’d love to prove that I can sell windows.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Biswell and Hope, the Surprise Pregnancy, Conception
“You’re a bomb,” Biswell says to Hope.
Rumpus Original Fiction: Clockwork
Turn the corner, let the darkness swallow you, and you’re in the stacks.
Rumpus Original Fiction: The Howard County Rapture
It was a Friday morning at 9:34 a.m. when the Rapture occurred.
Rumpus Original Fiction: The Witch House
What was I now? A witness? A victim? A mother? A suspect?