An Apparent Lowering of Moral Standards in the Lepidoptera
“Is this sex?” “No.” “Is this sex?” “No.” “How about now?” “Maybe.” “I think so.” “Probably.”
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Posts Tagged: animals
From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction: Mr. Burley
My favorite was usually the smallest, the most alive.
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All Creatures Great and Small Run Amok
Chaos abounds!
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Life as a Series of Small Gestures: Talking with Jennifer Fliss
Jennifer Fliss discusses her debut story collection, THE PREDATORY ANIMAL BALL.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Amanda Moore
Amanda Moore discusses her debut collection, REQUEENING.
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Pine Street
Did you see an animal? Did you see a bird? What did you see when you looked at me?
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Rumpus Original Fiction: A Disappointment
My miraculous children were mine, and mine alone.
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A Space to Include the Excess: Talking with Janice Lee
Janice Lee discusses her new novel, IMAGINE A DEATH.
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A Girl-Body Filled with Animals
There was nothing in the world I had ever needed to do quite like dance.
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Hypocrisy Is Ripe for Stories: Talking with Melissa Scholes Young
Melissa Scholes Young discusses her new novel, THE HIVE.
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On Collective Trauma and Resilience: Talking with S. Kirk Walsh
S. Kirk Walsh discusses her debut novel, THE ELEPHANT OF BELFAST.
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Allowing for Breathing Room: A Conversation with Jessica Lind Peterson
Jessica Lind Peterson discusses her debut essay collection, SOUND LIKE TRAPPED THUNDER.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Dear G.B.”
There are many ways to be ripped to shreds.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: La Yegüita
The hit below the belt worked. A jab like that was the quickest way to protect one’s denial.
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This Off-Kilter Triangle: A Conversation with Leah Hampton
Leah Hampton discusses her debut collection, F*CKFACE AND OTHER STORIES.
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On Empathy, Complexity, and Whimsy: Talking with Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Aimee Nezhukumatathil discusses her new book, WORLD OF WONDERS.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #222: Kathryn Scanlan
“I work slowly, from sentence to sentence, and attempt to stay attuned to opportunity.”
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Radical Enough
I still wonder what became of all those gentle cows.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Wild Animals
I searched in its beady eyes and tried to find a motherly warmth.
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It’s a Beautiful (Toxic) Life
My defensiveness has never been what’s saved me.
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On Loss of Land and Loss of Girlhood: Taneum Bambrick’s Vantage
Girlhood remains, like the land, a constant site of male fascination, desire, and violence.
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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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Soft Parts
What appealed to me most about furry culture was how it created a space for softness to be worn on the outside.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Giant Possums of the Promised Land”
La vida es dura, Tata always said. Life is hard, girlfriend.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #206: Tina May Hall
“[I]t was thrilling to try to push up against genre and density of language and see what strange hybrids emerged.”
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On Beloveds, Birds, and the Expansiveness of Space: Talking with Paige Lewis
Paige Lewis discusses their debut collection of poetry, SPACE STRUCK.
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Everyday Ferocity: Kathleen Hale’s Kathleen Hale Is a Crazy Stalker
Throughout the collection, Hale speaks with an assured, accessible voice.
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A Modern-Day Witch: Talking Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs discusses his new memoir, TOIL & TROUBLE.
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No One Can Be Saved: A Conversation with Amanda Goldblatt
Amanda Goldblatt discusses her debut novel, HARD MOUTH.
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