The Rumpus Interview with Scott Cheshire
High as the Horses' Bridles author Scott Cheshire discusses faith, apostasy, and apocalyse.
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The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Tod Goldberg
"We like the idea of a guy who gets away with it...It’s a very American ideal—the freedom to break the law."
Proust: A Shallow Fellow
What I've always liked about Proust is his unabashed shallowness – or, more precisely, his celebration of the power and primacy of fleeting impressions in decision-making.
The Rumpus Weekly Review of Books
This week in our Books section: intimate geography, E.M. Forster in India, and "the most seamlessly inventive and enchanting debut novel since White Teeth.
The Rumpus Review of Life Itself
I thought Roger taught me to watch, to look, to see. I thought he taught me to formulate opinions, discern a smart plot from schlock. I was wrong. He taught me that writing drives a stake into our time, priceless, however brief.
The Rumpus Interview with Maya Angelou
In February 2013, just over a year before her death, Maya Angelou spoke to Whitney Mackman about her writing process, her influences, and the act of looking for joy.
Make/Work Episode 17: Brett Fletcher Lauer
In Episode 17 of Make/Work, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with writer Brett Fletcher Lauer.
Sound & Vision: Nate Duval
Designer and illustrator Nate Duval talks to Allyson McCabe about how he started creating concert posters, what it was like to break into the field, and where he sees it going next.
The Last Poem I Loved: “For You” by Jim Moore
Suddenly I understood more deeply what the end of the poem means, when the speaker knows his decisions will change his life, but still has no idea what else may come as a result.
Against Everything
The mountains of Alabama are small mountains—foothills, really—but they are mine like a sports team is mine—like a football game (which I have for so long been near but have not really, really seen) is mine—as in the phrase “We scored! We scored!”