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Rumpus Video Premiere: Cuddle Magic & Phyllis Chen’s “An Extra Life”
We are thrilled to premiere the video for “An Extra Life,” by Cuddle Magic and Phyllis Chen with an introduction by Rick Moody.
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Lisa’s Book Round-Up
I once read a quote that to consider adultery in literature is to consider literature itself. These past few weeks, the complexities of romantic relationships kept popping up…
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The Pie Lady’s Manifesto
During the first meeting with the man who would become my cookbook editor, I said “I’m not going to write another sweet little book about pie.”
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #221
ELECTRICITY ★★★★★ (3 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing electricity.
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The Rumpus Interview with Molly Antopol
Writer Molly Antopol talks about what it’s like to craft a story collection over the course of ten years, the desire to never feel smarter than her characters, and the thin piece of glass that exists between her and Israel.
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Where Nothing Bad Can Happen
Monica Drake on Nordstrom vs. Goodwill, the blues vs. the mean reds, and one tantalizing sweater.
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The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Tim Parrish
Tim Parrish talks to Steve Davenport about his deep descent into and escape from racism, why writing about people different from you is a risk worth taking, and the necessity of violence in our lives.
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Aftermath
The earthquake felt like everything then. Big news, the kind no one forgets. But it all blurs and fades. I don’t know if I’d even remember it at all if I hadn’t been answering the phones.
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10 Tales of Mischievous, Dangerous, and Illegal Love Letters
Timothy Schaffert, author of THE SWAN GONDOLA, describes 10 old-timey epistolary romances that went awry.
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The Rumpus Interview with Elissa Wald
Writer Elissa Wald chats about noir-infused novellas, taking sex seriously in your work, the pop culture explosion of BDSM, and the erotic power of service.
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Make/Work Episode 6: LuLing Osofsky
Every creative laborer has a different story to tell about how they negotiate their relationship between their creative work and their paycheck.
