The Saturday Rumpus Interview With Lauren Kirshner
Lauren Kirshner’s Where We Have To Go is the story of Lucy, a Jewish girl growing up in the wilds of Toronto, who adores cats and aliens from the planet Melmac.
Rumpus Originals
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Saturday Rumpus Found Poetry: Rejection Letter Edition
A talented and hilarious friend of mine, Katie Coyle, is now about two months post-partum on her MFA.
The Rumpus Review of Beasts of The Southern Wild
I can’t tell you about this movie without telling you about my father.
Bartending, Booktending: Three Years at Red Hill Books
Last summer I was telling my coworker at Red Hill Books a story about mistaken identity.
Emily, Eyes Shut
To look inward, at the smallest of things—this is what novels do. And now microscopes.
The Rumpus Interview with Nato Green
"The first assumption people make when they think about comedy and social movements is that our role is to change the minds of people who disagree with us politically, but that’s both incorrect and simplistic."
The Other One Percent
I’m at NYU Dental waiting to get a cavity filled. I’m at NYU Dental because I’m poor, although if I were really poor — I am thinking — I wouldn’t…
THE WEEK IN GREED #10: GOP Nominee Faces Agony of Deceit
Pattern of habitual lying poses challenges for Romney campaign.
Announcing Letters for Kids!
This Just In: Announcing Letters For Kids! Letters For Kids is just like Letters In The Mail, except intended for subscribers six and older. We’re helping people appreciate the post office…
No Straight Lines
A Collection of Queer Comics (3 of 3)
The future is bright, queer, and full of comics.
The Rumpus Interview with Colson Whitehead
"I write books and either people read them or they don't read them. The rise of Facebook or e-books doesn’t change the difficulty level of writing sentences and thinking up new ideas."
