Ungumming the Keys
On the cusp of my 30th birthday and just days before the birth of our second child, I decide to do the practical thing and purchase a pair of nonfunctioning typewriters.
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Repetition
I have long been more comfortable with questions than answers. I like a storyline that is left open as opposed to one that ties up neatly.
FUNNY WOMEN #121: I Sold My Software Company and Now I’m into Art
Building a really successful, incredibly efficient metadata-driven software company that changes the way we think and feel about metadata and making art are not that different.
David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Poet’s Journey: Conclusion
As a poet, you seek to blend your imagination with what you are both witnessing and imagining: "The purpose of poetry is to remind us / how difficult it is to remain just one person."
TED WILSON REVIEWS THE WORLD #248 and #249 (Double Feature)
A special double feature review from reviewer of everything in the world, Ted Wilson!
The Rumpus Interview with Scott Cheshire
High as the Horses' Bridles author Scott Cheshire discusses faith, apostasy, and apocalyse.
The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Tod Goldberg
"We like the idea of a guy who gets away with it...It’s a very American ideal—the freedom to break the law."
Proust: A Shallow Fellow
What I've always liked about Proust is his unabashed shallowness – or, more precisely, his celebration of the power and primacy of fleeting impressions in decision-making.
The Rumpus Weekly Review of Books
This week in our Books section: intimate geography, E.M. Forster in India, and "the most seamlessly inventive and enchanting debut novel since White Teeth.
The Rumpus Review of Life Itself
I thought Roger taught me to watch, to look, to see. I thought he taught me to formulate opinions, discern a smart plot from schlock. I was wrong. He taught me that writing drives a stake into our time, priceless, however brief.
The Rumpus Interview with Maya Angelou
In February 2013, just over a year before her death, Maya Angelou spoke to Whitney Mackman about her writing process, her influences, and the act of looking for joy.
Make/Work Episode 17: Brett Fletcher Lauer
In Episode 17 of Make/Work, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with writer Brett Fletcher Lauer.