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Sound & Vision: Melissa Cross
Melissa Cross, a vocal coach who's worked with everyone from the lead singer of Slayer to non-metalists like Sarah Bareilles, talks about her road to teaching, how to scream without compromising your voice, and the importance of performance.
My Life In Receipts: Aspen Skiing Company, $617
Having tried and failed to keep a diary of my life, having tried and failed to begin to narrate the coexistence of staggering material wealth and enduring spiritual sickness, I have decided to write a series of dispatches pegged to receipts.
Make/Work Episode 13: Vanesa Zendejas
In Episode 13 of Make/Work, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with artist Vanesa Zendejas. Recently, Zendejas has been dealing primarily with Modernist sculpture and her habit to decorate, perfect, and balance, which she says may or may not be related to being a woman.
The Rumpus Interview with Ethel Rohan
Writer Ethel Rohan talks about Out of Dublin, her memoir in e-book form, as well as growing up in Ireland, her awe for human endurance, and giving voice to the silent.
I’m Touching You Now
When a doctor examines a woman, it is a moment of acute vulnerability. And it lasts until she is sitting up and fully clothed. It lasts until she gathers herself and leaves, stepping back into the “normal” world and her place within it.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Poet’s Journey Chapter 4
While poetry reveals what is fantastic and dangerous, a poem is not a fairytale escape. The triumphs in a poem are foremost triumphs of the imagination more so than the soul.
The Rumpus Interview with Janet Mock
Writer and activist Janet Mock sits down to discuss her memoir, Redefining Realness, the representation (and misrepresentation) of trans stories in the media, family narratives, and the continued difficulties of writing about sex work.
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #234
SAW DUST ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing sawdust.
The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Who’s Crying Now
Faced with parenting children who have no qualms about bursting into tears, Zoe Zolbrod revisits her own stoic childhood, two generations of secret abuse, and whether crying may hold the power to protect.
Where I Write #26: Where The Rocks Gather
I write from that burning body. Four years old or seven years old or ten years old. Crawling out from under a fire.