Rumpus Original Fiction: Boy of My Dreams
I cannot stop dreaming about the sixteen-year-old boy I loved madly almost twenty years ago.
...moreI cannot stop dreaming about the sixteen-year-old boy I loved madly almost twenty years ago.
...moreI wasn’t pressured to be stoic. I was permitted to release. I was permitted to be.
...more“In the act of writing about it and revising it, I’m still having the experience.”
...more“Yes: in terms of an authorial presence, I tried to tread lightly.”
...more“I felt like I wanted to do it and not explain it.”
...moreShe introduced me to the ugly of religion and to the beauty of the world.
...moreTeresa Carmody discusses her debut novel, THE RECONCEPTION OF MARIE.
...moreThere was a right way and a wrong way to do things, and those shoes were wrong.
...moreSarah Kasbeer discusses her debut essay collection, A WOMAN, A PLAN, AN OUTLINE OF A MAN.
...moreAll anyone really wants is to be seen and heard, and yet we avoid seeing and hearing others every day.
...moreA block away from my house, Reina killed herself.
...moreEnzo Silon Surin discusses his debut poetry collection, WHEN MY BODY WAS A CLINCHED FIST.
...moreThe moment presented itself at dusk the following day.
...moreGenevieve Hudson discusses her debut novel, BOYS OF ALABAMA.
...more“You are so sexy,” he said. I met his gaze. And the warning bell rang.
...moreLight reflects differently off near and faraway objects. It’s all about the light.
...moreIn this sense, [the dogs] are a perfect foil for the conflicted young author.
...moreChelsea Bieker discusses her debut novel, GODSHOT.
...moreA Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...moreTurn the corner, let the darkness swallow you, and you’re in the stacks.
...moreChristina Chiu discusses her forthcoming novel, BEAUTY.
...moreJamie Beth Cohen discusses her debut novel, WASTED PRETTY.
...moreGhosts, like women as people, are just a theory.
...moreKate Wisel discusses her debut story collection, DRIVING IN CARS WITH HOMELESS MEN.
...moreDishonesty became a form of protection.
...moreA Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...moreThere is at least one monster on every team.
...moreI tell Kurinda I’d lie flat on the floor under a pile of jackets.
...moreA Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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