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Poetry Wire: Remembering Jake Adam York, 1972-2012

  • David Biespiel
  • December 17, 2012
The Rumpus mourns the passing of Jake Adam York. We have here collected together some tributes and memories from his friends and fellow writers. We send our condolences to Jake's friends and family.
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #165

  • Ted Wilson
  • December 17, 2012
ARCHAEOLOGY ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing archaeology.
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25 Years

  • Alizah Salario
  • December 17, 2012
I was a first grader at Hubbard Wood School in 1988 when a woman entered my school and shot six kids.
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SMOKE IN YOUR EYES:
A Day at the Shooting Range

  • MariNaomi
  • December 17, 2012
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The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Jackie

  • Elizabeth Tannen
  • December 16, 2012
Her father had a first wife--her brothers a first mother. Author Elizabeth Tannen still searches for the elusive "Jackie" in relics of her youth.
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Today, Enough

  • Roxane Gay
  • December 14, 2012
We are crying out for change, for a mental health care system that can truly help the people who soothe their inner torment by reaching for weapons of such destruction. We are crying out for gun control laws that, at the very least, make it more difficult for such tragedies to occur.
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The Rumpus Interview with Nataly Kelly

  • Julie Morse
  • December 14, 2012
Writer, translator, and interpreter Nataly Kelly talks about the difficulties of translating across cultures, the emotional barriers that interpreters face, and what it really means to be fluent.
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Sympathy for the Devil

  • Chris Stedman
  • December 14, 2012
“You have a demon inside of you that is making you gay,” she stammered quietly. “I know because I used to have a demon that gave me a gluten intolerance. But then I, uh, prayed and God cast it out.”
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ALBUMS OF OUR LIVES: PETER GABRIEL’S SO

  • Nancy Davis Kho
  • December 13, 2012
The only thing that could put me back right was a long walk in the cold along the Danube, with Peter Gabriel singing in my ear.
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Displays of Affection

  • Matthew Aquilone
  • December 13, 2012
I’m a reluctant decorator. Maybe it’s because I’m really a poet, or maybe because I’m a slob. Either way, despite a life long fascination with my own personal mise en…
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Parallel Streets of San Francisco

  • Evan Mascagni
  • December 12, 2012
Scott, pierce Steiner!
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HEAVY-HANDED: Kissing Noises

  • Chelsea Martin
  • December 12, 2012
"Who are you texting?"
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