Pakistani writer Musharraf Ali Farooqi discusses his new novel, Between Clay and Dust, how translation has informed his writing, and why the slender book took ten years to write.
After her charismatic older cousin was burned in a fire, Thea Goodman found in him a kindred spirit. Years after his overdose, she revisits their complex relationship's influence and aftermath.
Writer Scott McClanahan talks about DIY book tours, making films with Two Dollar Radio, producing "neurotic things that are fucked-up and nasty," and the sinister nature of tote bags.
The Rumpus Book Club interviews Kyle Minor about his forthcoming collection Praying Drunk, religion and spirituality, fundamentalist Christianity, and what it means to be worldly.
He has no short-term memory and will probably never walk again on his own. He was twenty-five when he was incarcerated for larceny over $250 in 2005. His name is Paul.
But one morning, I get caught behind a tractor on the way to school and I wade in just before the bell to find someone else’s sedan parked in my space. It’s a Ford Escort, a two-door hatchback. Cherry-colored. Looks new.