The Rumpus Interview with Tom Kealey
Writer Tom Kealey sits down for a chat about assembling a short story collection, adolescence, and the trickiness of even saying the words "feminist perspective."
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Birth Story
This is the part of the birth story when the woman is supposed to tap into the primal strength of her ancestors, a pool with a hundred thousand years of depth...
Open the Pod Bay Doors, MAL: The Rumpus Interview with Lori Emerson
"I do think that diagnosing and fixing problems with our machines that are twenty or even thirty years old is similar to fixing an old VW Bug—the architecture is simple enough and open enough that, given enough spare parts, there's almost always a way to fix them."
FUNNY WOMEN #107: Lifetime Does the Classics
To celebrate our growing female fan base (99.98%!) we’re remaking some of the great classics--only this time the women are stronger, deadlier, and more passionate than ever.
Coming Out, Again and Again, in 27 Easy Steps
1. Pretend it’s okay that your birth certificate labels you as female. You know perfectly well you’re not.
The Rumpus Interview with Victoria Chang
Poet Victoria Chang talks about the process behind writing her newest collection, The Boss, what it's like to balance a nine-to-five office job with your craft, and intimidatingly good-looking crowds at small-press poetry readings.
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #200
NOTHING ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing nothing.
Detroit: America’s Ciudad Juárez
Even before there was a war in Ciudad Juárez, I remember that Juárez had the feel of a war zone. It wasn’t until I visited Detroit for the first time that I rediscovered this feeling all over again.
The Sunday Rumpus Book Review: The Color Master by Aimee Bender
With her return to the short story form, renowned surrealist writer Aimee Bender "takes the fairytale, the fable, the myth, and renders them for a modern audience."
The Rumpus Interview with Adelle Waldman
Adelle Waldman talks to us about how to write "a convincing book about the inner life of a self-consciously intellectual male," tackling the New York literary world in fiction, and love affairs with Brooklyn.
On Living Apart Together
Can we make a lasting love that won’t offer the luxury of ignoring one another, as cohabitating couples can? Can we settle down together, apart?