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After the Telling

  • Cindy House
  • January 16, 2018
We want to protect our children from everything, even sometimes ourselves.
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  • Marissa Korbel
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The Thread: Actual Bodily Harm

  • Marissa Korbel
  • January 16, 2018
They say justice is blind, and a lady, but it is neither. Justice is a wheel.
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Thick and Thin

  • Noley Reid
  • January 15, 2018
Today is not the day I can eat like a normal person and not tomorrow either. But maybe the day after that or the next one after.
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Thinking about the Story: A Conversation with Kareem Mortimer

  • Allegra Hyde
  • January 15, 2018
Filmmaker Kareem Mortimer discusses his latest feature, Cargo, his writing process, and why the Bahamas can be “a microcosm for the world.”
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What to Read When You Want to Curl Up with a Good Book

  • The Rumpus
  • January 12, 2018
Rumpus editors share their favorite winter reads.
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Playing God: A Conversation with Daniel Olivas

  • David Nilsen
  • January 12, 2018
Daniel Olivas discusses his recent short story collection, The King of Lighting Fixtures, writing humor, and the role of religion in his work.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Jory Mickelson

  • Jory Mickelson
  • January 11, 2018
Hello, said the sea // though it would not recognize itself.
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Sound & Vision: Michael Hearst

  • Allyson McCabe
  • January 11, 2018
Allyson McCabe talks with Michael Hearst, a founding member of One Ring Zero, about how he got his start in music and writing, and what he's been working on recently.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Earthworms

  • Alexandra Ford
  • January 10, 2018
In one dream, I was naked and they crawled inside my belly button. I felt them wiggling inside my stomach. When I woke up, the place between my legs was damp.
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Setting aside Time for Magic: Talking with Myriam Gurba

  • Maria Anderson
  • January 10, 2018
Myriam Gurba discusses her new memoir, MEAN, her writing process, and why she has hope for patriarchy's dissolution.
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Come for Me, Katie Roiphe

  • Lyz Lenz
  • January 9, 2018
Backlash isn't new to our Internet culture, but with Twitter and hot takes it does come for us a little faster.
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ENOUGH: #MeToo and the Cult of Desirability

  • The Rumpus
  • January 9, 2018
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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