Rumpus Originals
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WELCOME TO THE TEN-IN-ONE:
The Half Girl
What is the Ten-in-One? Just what it sounds like. Ten acts under one tent, for one low, low price. A common configuration of the carnival sideshow. So it’s ten comics,…
Swinging Modern Sounds #30: What Is and Is Not Masculine
I’m writing about this profile, because I think this profile is a failure.
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #77: The Truth That Lives There
Because wanting to leave is enough.
Your Emptiness Has an Aqueduct In It
The Last Usable Hour might be one of our truest examples of serial poetry. Each of the book’s four sequences, and each of the poems that comprise them, stand as…
Broke-Ass Stuart’s Goddamn Television Show
It all started with a zine, then some Lonely Planet travel guides, a book deal via Craigslist, the goddamn website,
The Rumpus Interview with Martin Atkins
The first time I call Martin Atkins in Chicago, I get his voicemail. The second time, Martin answers, but he’s just arriving home from his office,
Where I Write #12: A Stable in the Floodplain
Across the Missouri River from North Omaha, just east of the intersection of Interstates 29 and 680, a few miles
His Nose Still Mine
The reflective and observant nature of the speaker creates a sense of subtle wisdom that clips [Shane] McCrae’s signature, disruptive syntax.
The Rumpus Review of Tree Of Life
Terrence Malick gets points for sincerity. In fact, he gets all the points for sincerity, every single one of them.