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Read Fiction Rumpus Original Fiction: Three Flash Stories by B. Do B. DoSeptember 16, 2024 There’s something painful about being here in San Francisco. I can’t say what. I’m always losing my words.Read
Read Fiction Rumpus Original Fiction: Before Love, Before Loneliness Shipra AgarwalSeptember 9, 2024 You make stuff up all the time. You excel in subjects that require making stuff up, like English composition and moral science. Read
Read Fiction Rumpus Original Fiction: The Birdcage Nardine TalebAugust 5, 2024 It was like holding a lighter above a pool of gas. Something was on the verge of rupture.Read
Read Fiction Rumpus Original Fiction: What’s It Like? Easton SmithJuly 22, 2024 It was all wrong, though. All wrong.Read
Read Fiction Rumpus Original Fiction: Fichte Died Here Bryan PriceJuly 8, 2024 Seven digits, no area code. Local. Hello, a voice said.Read
Read Fiction Rumpus Original Fiction: Nosedive Spencer SewardJune 24, 2024 Standing and staring at a familiar nothing, you’re suddenly peaceful, suspended; you don’t want to move an inch. Read
Read Fiction Rumpus Original Fiction: Im Musa EB RamziJune 17, 2024 Beirut, she sighed. And what shall we do in Beirut?Read
Read Fiction Rumpus Original Fiction: Crusher Robbie HerbstJune 10, 2024 Under your puffer, you sweat from the exertion of the approach, but each step brings cooler air. It won’t be long before the rock becomes numbingly cold.Read
Read Fiction Rumpus Original Fiction: Care and Feeding Kate BroadJune 3, 2024 “He’s called before—it’s all routine,” the dispatcher assured him.Read
Read Fiction Rumpus Original Fiction: Stages of a Bruise Laura WhitmerMay 20, 2024 Did her principles against infidelity still apply, or did death equal divorce? She thought meeting the wife might help her decide.Read
Read Fiction Rumpus Original Fiction: Happy Birthday, I Love You Rebekah BergmanMay 13, 2024 Almost unwittingly, Denver bent forward. But just before making contact with his pillowy cheek, it happened.Read