Fields of Light
Light reflects differently off near and faraway objects. It’s all about the light.
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Posts Tagged: adolescence
For the Love of Dogs: Jennifer Finney Boylan’s Good Boy
In this sense, [the dogs] are a perfect foil for the conflicted young author.
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The Harder, Truer Thing: Talking with Chelsea Bieker
Chelsea Bieker discusses her debut novel, GODSHOT.
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ENOUGH: The Most Important Thing a Woman Could Be
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Clockwork
Turn the corner, let the darkness swallow you, and you’re in the stacks.
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Karmic Moments: A Conversation with Christina Chiu
Christina Chiu discusses her forthcoming novel, BEAUTY.
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Off the Grid: Talking with Jamie Beth Cohen
Jamie Beth Cohen discusses her debut novel, WASTED PRETTY.
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The Thread: Ghosts at the Door
Ghosts, like women as people, are just a theory.
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Friction Wherever You Go: A Conversation with Kate Wisel
Kate Wisel discusses her debut story collection, DRIVING IN CARS WITH HOMELESS MEN.
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Terror Is a Faggot with Halal Sausages Strapped to His Chest
Dishonesty became a form of protection.
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ENOUGH: I Live with the Monster
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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They Smile When They Chew
There is at least one monster on every team.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Shelter in Place
I tell Kurinda I’d lie flat on the floor under a pile of jackets.
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ENOUGH: Good Girls Don’t Sing
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Split Chins, Open Coats
My whistle was useless. Using it felt like an insult.
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ENOUGH: The Quartering Act
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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ENOUGH: Remember the Time
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #166: T Kira Madden
“I want to always fight for art, not against it.”
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ENOUGH: We All Had the Same Stories
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Sisters”
Language became not words but a glance or the turn of a head.
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Voices on Addiction: One More Conversation
That’s how I felt again, then: a child suddenly fallen, helpless. Unable even to breathe.
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My Dream about Loving White
My blackness, like my gender, was a sin.
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The Thread: Grown-Up Little Girls
I was a little girl and all I wanted was to grow up.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #163: Padma Venkatraman
“Stories have a power science doesn’t.”
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Alive and Kicking: Talking with Dana Czapnik
Dana Czapnik discusses her debut novel, THE FALCONER.
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What Lurks Below: A Conversation with Chloe Aridjis
Chloe Aridjis discusses her forthcoming novel, SEA MONSTERS.
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If You Let Me Tell You a Story
Stories need concrete details to help you understand, don’t they?
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Our Beautiful Fragility: A Conversation with Lisa Locascio
Lisa Locascio discusses her debut novel, OPEN ME.
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