The Rumpus Interview with Maile Meloy
“Short stories are hard because you have to start over every time, but they're what I did first. I like living in a novel, as a writer and as a reader, but sometimes you can't see your way out.”
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FUNNY WOMEN #35: A Southern Mad Lib
Insert your own words in the spaces below to make a wacky story!
He, the People
A legal scholar warns of presidential power-mongering and calls for a national Day of Deliberation.
The Rumpus Interview With Dinaw Mengestu
Dinaw Mengestu’s name may be hard to pronounce (dih-NOW men-GUESS-too), but you’ll soon be hearing it a lot more. Earlier this year, the Ethiopian-born author was named to The New Yorker’s…
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #57
MY COUCH ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing my couch.
In a Strange Room
“In every story of obsession there is only one character. I am writing about myself alone… for this reason I have always failed in every love, which is to say…
Conversations with Writers Braver Than Me: Stephen Elliott
“We all think we’re retaliating,” Elliott writes. “We all think our actions are justified by someone else’s actions. But actually we’re responsible for what we do.”
A Special Message From
Steve Almond:
Dear Readers, Citizens, Freaks, Like a lot of you, I’ve been frustrated the last two years. Despite winning the presidency and overwhelming majorities in both houses of congress, Democrats have…
All Thumbs: Roger Ebert and the Decline of Film Criticism
I hate Roger Ebert. This may not be the most tactful time to say so, what with his genuinely brave fight against cancer, his inspiring display of spirit and endurance,…
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #53: “A Closed-Circuit System”
Is there any group of people on the planet more eagle-eyed than eighth graders? I think not
A MODERN READER #6: In the Stacks
I spent $90, and now I have 39 books stacked on my table. That’s $2.31 each!
