“Hunting Deer at the Spa”
“Do you feel pressure to have children before it’s too late?” “There aren’t a lot of photos out there of you. Is there a reason for that?” Read these and…
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Artist Collaborates With 4-Year-Old on Weird, Wonderful Drawings
Much like when our beloved illustrator Jason Novak collaborated with his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter to draw all 43 US presidents, artist Mica Angela Hendricks shared her sketchpad with her four-year-old: “I was…
Nick Cave Monday #51: “Your Funeral, My Trial”
I loved you babe, but I had to kill you. Nick once said that he kills people in his songs so he doesn’t have to kill them in real life.
Happy Labor Day!
Celebrate the workers of the world with the Poetry Foundation’s list of “poems reflecting on work, responsibility, and the end of summer.” The post includes links to audio recordings of readings…
Weekend Rumpus Roundup
Giddy-up, you hateful stallion! It’s time for another Weekend Rumpus Roundup. In the Saturday interview, Kiese Laymon takes some time with the Rumpus to discuss his latest book, Long Division,…
New Readers Report Theme: “My Summer’s End”
Kelly Opdycke is an intern at the Rumpus and describes herself as an optimist with realist tendencies. She spent her summer at 826LA, where she helped English Language Learners master homophones in the Amazon, take notes while exploring the Endeavor space shuttle, and write resumes that explain their exceptional hide and seek skills. Before this, she received her master’s degree from CSULA . She will be applying to doctoral programs this fall.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
It’s Labor Day and we’re all taking things easy around here. MC will be back tomorrow morning.
Links I Like
This week Stephen Elliott announced that I’m now managing editor for The Rumpus. I am so happy (beyond happy) to be taking on this new role.
Notable Los Angeles: 8/31-9/6
Saturday 8/31: Please join PoetrIE, an Inland Empire literary community, for a night of poetry at Beyond Baroque! Featuring world renowned Poet Chad Sweeney and a special guest with the…
Twitter Book Wars!
We were browsing Twitter and came across a pretty testy war of tweets. Unproven allegations and attacks on uniform choice are just a few things found in this tweet-off. One…
Logan Sachon’s Dad on Money
Writer and Sugar devotee Logan Sachon interviews her father, and they discuss learning how to live on a writer’s salary and starting your retirement fund at 30. Mike Sachon’s encouraging but realistic advice…