The Rumpus Interview with Sabine Heinlein
Journalist Sabine Heinlein, author of Among Murderers: Life After Prison, discusses the challenges ex-cons encounter on their journeys to freedom and the various ways they live with their remorse.
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Mystery to the End
I want to pull her close, know her secrets. There’s the prolific writer, who I can admire. There’s also the murderer who compels, with that wicked glamour of the killer.
Open Letter from Mary Gaitskill
I hesitated to write this letter in response to Suzanne Rivecca's essay “What Men Talk About When They Talk About Mary Gaitskill,” because I hate to appear ungrateful for Rivecca's passionate wish to have my back.
The Rumpus Interview with Ron Currie, Jr.
Writer Ron Currie, Jr. talks about his latest book, Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles, singularity theory, the importance of travel, and the hazards of characterizing traits as "masculine."
Through the Dam
We both pretended to ignore the brown bag inserted into the plastic grocery bags. We ignored my role as witness to this process.
The Rumpus Review of Gravity
They are simply trying to survive against unforgiving forces. That’s why I think Gravity, when it comes down to it, is a horror movie.
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #203
Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing NASA.
The Rumpus Interview with Sari Botton
We sit down with Sari Botton, long-time Rumpus contributor and author of our "Conversations with Writers Braver Than Me" column, to talk about her new anthology, Goodbye To All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York, and more.
The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Charles Blackstone
At the launch of his new novel, Vintage Attraction, the multi-talented Managing Editor of Bookslut sits down, over a figurative glass of fine wine, to spill his passions.
Saturday Rumpus Comic: Time Zone
Do you know the time zone of your head or your feet or the tip of your left middle finger?