The Gray Side of The Moon
I heard Bucky Sinister read this poem at the Quiet Lightning reading series and it was so beautiful I asked him if we could publish it here. – Stephen Elliott
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Falling in Love with Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead
The novel has a progression and a movement forward, though not exactly a plot. Things change, things happen, people make choices, and by the end things are different.
FUNNY WOMEN #39: Revenge Is Best Served Warmly
I often think about the five people I’d invite to a fantasy dinner party. They are: Jesus Christ, Rick Springfield, my late grandmother, my ex-boyfriend Steve, and a celebrity chef.
The Rumpus Interview with Michael Klein
Michael Klein is an award-winning poet and author whose poetry collections 1990 and Poets for Life are winners of the Lambda Literary Book Award. He lives in New York City…
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #63
GLUE TRAPS ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing glue traps.
The Victorian MFA Debate
The next time you get into a debate over the value of a creative writing MFA, try this handy visualization exercise: imagine that everyone involved is wearing a monocle.
Gift Buying on The Rumpus
Looking for gifts for your friends and loved ones? Take a look at what The Rumpus Shop has to offer:
A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #32: The Quarterback Birthright
When you hear the word rivalry, do you think of old-fashioned sibling throat-grabbing? Are you reminded, for instance, of the moment in the Book of Genesis when Joseph’s brothers rip…
The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Adam Levin
The Rumpus Book Club talks with Adam Levin about The Instructions, Bar Mitzvahs, thinking you’re the Messiah, and what it’s like to publish a 1,000+ page book.
Conversations with Writers Braver Than Me: Darin Strauss
More than anyone else, though, Strauss holds himself up to intense examination and scrutiny, revealing very human, and in some cases unflattering, reactions and defenses over the years.
Walking Shadows
A “novel without words” captures the turmoil of the working class: public housing, alcoholism, youth violence, adult bitterness, boredom, crime, and drugs.