As Complicated as Possible: Talking with Leesa Cross-Smith
Leesa Cross-Smith discusses her newest novel, THIS CLOSE TO OKAY.
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Posts Tagged: ageism
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #231: Ruth O. Saxton
“While the past remains always present, old women exist in the present.”
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Neither Wicked Witch nor Fairy Godmother”
[W]hat was going wrong? Why were our stories not being written or published?
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The Power of the Crone: Ursula K. Le Guin’s No Time to Spare
Sweet, nurturing, platitude-accepting granny Le Guin is not.
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A Decade of Surface over Significance: Sleeveless by Natasha Stagg
A former editor at V, Stagg is no stranger to the slippage between life and editorial.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #205: Beth Alvarado
“For me, when I write nonfiction, my mind moves from the outside to the inside.”
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Beauty in the Ugly of Living: Talking with Alex Poppe
Alex Poppe discusses her new novel, MOXIE.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #191: Cardy Raper
“I don’t think you ever have it all.”
...moreFighting Age and Gender Bias in Screenwriting
Meryl Streep announced that she is funding The Writer’s Lab, a new program dedicated to supporting and mentoring female screenwriters over 40—directly in response to the gender and age bias against female writers. Twelve writers have been selected to attend the first retreat and develop their scripts.
...moreDan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
(Dan Weiss is out on tour with his band The Yellow Dress. He’ll be back on August 3rd.) Getting your MFA at 68. Utopias have nothing but trouble. Fetishizing food. Is Gawker good?
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