Rumpus Exclusive: An Excerpt from Joe Meno’s Marvel and a Wonder
A Rumpus exclusive excerpt from Joe Meno's latest novel, Marvel and a Wonder, out September 1st from Akashic Books.
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Rock & Home
Can domestic life and rock & roll flourish together in contemporary novels? Should they?
Nuclear Family
This is how I understood the nucleus: the minimum of what we need, and that which forms the “originating core” or heart of us, the three of us.
All Over Coffee, The Eviction Series #5: Naked City
I’d been here since 7 the evening before, in response to an ad for a two-bedroom, and was, as far as I could tell, 83rd in line.
The Rumpus Interview with Colin D. Halloran
Writer and former US Army infantryman Colin D. Halloran on his new collection, Icarian Flux, how he used experimental narrative to explore his life with PTSD, and why he doesn't want to be known only as a "war poet."
The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Mark Haskell Smith
Mark Haskell Smith on what he learned about nudity and politics, nudity and sexuality, and naturists vs. libertines while writing his new book, Naked at Lunch.
The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Queen of Decay
I wish it had been: Amy was a brilliant and tortured artist. Lets explore her brilliance. Let’s watch her perform.
Readers Report: Summer Fever
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Summer Fever.”
Sound & Vision: Dana Nielsen
GRAMMY-nominated mixer, engineer, producer, and musician Dana Nielsen talks about his career, his music, and his new collaboration with Crown and the M.O.B., All Rise, which he co-produced.
Spotlight: Audrey Knight’s “How Not to Be Raped”
Writer and illustrator Audrey Knight examines one way to cope with a rape.
Songs of Our Lives: “Looks Like Rain” by the Grateful Dead
By the time I was introduced to the Grateful Dead, I was not only desperate for change, I needed it.
The Creative Writing Class That Changed My Life
One could sense this passion in all of us. It seemed to fill the classroom as if it were part of the oxygen.