Rumpus Original
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Looking for Hymns of Seizure
There is some of Rilke’s spiritual longing in Basil, expressed most frequently through agonizing bodies and food.
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The Rumpus Interview with Laura Miller
In 1995, a small group of writers and editors met to plan Salon. Laura Miller, who became employee number 5, was involved in creating the prototype.
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FUNNY WOMEN #65: Literary-Minded Sister is One of the Guys
As the only girl in a family of five boys, Sarah Thompson always felt left out. “It was like, because I didn’t have a penis, I wasn’t allowed to pee standing up,” she recalls, shaking her head. Matters weren’t helped…
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The Discerning Eye
Rosamond Bernier’s new memoir, Some of My Lives, opens up her intriguing life as a friend and critic of renowed artists of the 20th century.
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R.E.M., Todd, and Me
I’ve been wondering if R.E.M. purposefully scheduled their break-up announcement for autumn.
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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #107
MY NEW SUIT ★★★★★ (5 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing my new suit.
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The Rumpus Interview With Will Potter
In 2007, I was put on Homeland Security’s Watch List. True, my brother had just been arrested. He had been a member of the underground Animal Liberation Front, freeing wild mustangs, mink, and lab animals for nigh on twenty years.…
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What Began As a Love Letter…
Warmed and Bound, an anthology of neo-noir fiction, offers 38 dark and beautiful stories from Matt Bell, Blake Butler, and others.
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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #88: The Human Scale
What if you allowed your God to exist in the simple words of compassion others offer to you?
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The Lobby: An Interview with Andrew
For the past two years, I have worked as a desk clerk at a motel in Austin. During the busiest shift of the week, Friday evenings, my shift overlaps with my co-worker, Andrew’s. Andrew is easily one of the most…
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Observe as Meat Falls
This collection is not kind or nice, but the brutality of his honesty, the blunt force of his handling of subject matter, and most importantly, his emotional transparency, make this strong collection incredibly effective and worth reading and rereading.
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Census, 1980
An excerpt from Love and Shame and Love by Peter Orner, our November Rumpus Book Club selection (which is already receiving wonderful reviews, so now’s a great time to join the RBC if you aren’t already a member):