The Game Could Wait
Having a child carves you out. Stories like this line the walls inside, and keep you up wondering why, how, what the fuck is exactly happening here?
Rumpus Original
8548 posts
The Rumpus Interview with Masha Hamilton
Journalist and novelist Masha Hamilton sits down with Maud Newton to discuss the influences behind her latest book, What Changes Everything, the intricacies of writing about conflict, and how her work in war zones has helped shape her fiction.
The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Happy Birthday
I was in the bathroom of a CVS with my best friend, Kaitlyn, when I first discovered I was pregnant.
HORN! REVIEWS: Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World that Made Him
While Richard's genius seems to have come from nowhere, this book unearths a century of American tradition that midwifed it.
Songs of Our Lives: Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s “The Inflated Tear”
I decided that I had to write a book about him. I would track down everyone who knew him while they were still alive, I would collect their stories of him in the hopes of preserving Rashaan’s legacy.
The Rumpus Interview with Royal Young
Journalist Royal Young talks about his recent memoir, his past immersion in fame culture, and why our need to live publicly is often grounded in addictive behavior.
The Pot Thrower: Notes on the Death of a Brother
If Charlie had finally lost his focus after all these years, well, no wonder. I’d have lost it after about fifteen minutes wrestling with CF. We had to help him find his resolve again and get back his health, not stand there crying.
Fantasy Football For Poets: Week Ten
That day, Jonathan was the last one, and this time, the ritual made the young second-year player snap. He threw his cafeteria tray to the ground, left team facilities, and has never returned..
The Rumpus Interview with Matt de la Peña
Novelist Matt de la Peña chats about his love for multicultural literature, the revision process, and how his 2010 book, Mexican WhiteBoy, came to be banned from schools.
The Wild Thing With People Feet Was My Favorite
The one with people feet, I thought, had once been human, but had changed. He grew wild. Everyone grew wild at times...