Polar Bear in Paradise
The protagonist of T Cooper’s short novel is an ambitious, self-destructive, porn-loving, totally sympathetic… bear.
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Synecdoche, New York: The Shooting Script
What follows is the introduction to Synecdoche, New York: The Shooting Script, by Charlie Kaufman:
Conversations with Writers Braver Than Me: Jillian Lauren
I wrote the book with a tremendous suspension of disbelief; I wrote it as if no one was ever going to read it. I know that sounds like a cliché.
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Jena Osman
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club talks with Jena Osman about her collection The Network.
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #59: The Holidays are Hell(ish) Edition
Boundaries teach people how to treat you and they teach you how to respect yourself.
Why I Chose Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s Lucky Fish for The Rumpus Poetry Book Club
Rumpus Poetry Club Board Member Camille Dungy on why she chose Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s Lucky Fish as the fifth selection of The Rumpus Poetry Book Club.
10/40/70 #29: Duel in the Sun
This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine…
Hammer and Landslide, an Exhilaration
Watson’s skill here, as on so many pages, is to be accessible and kinetic while seeing something new in a common experience. Her sight is so unique, her inner editor…
Composing the Wilderness: An Essay on the Nested and Dynamic Model of Nature, Humanity, and Technology
In July, 2010, I delivered a keynote address at Goddard College’s MFA Writing residency in Port Townsend, Washington, on the theme “Composing the Wilderness.” This essay is included in an…
FUNNY WOMEN #40: Music Quiz
Not only are women not funny, but also they don’t know anything about music.