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From the Archive: Unbound

  • Lauren Kayes
  • January 18, 2022
It’s always been ground glass, scraping against my insides. I imagine a light held to the place where I open would illuminate a mess of torn flesh, throbbing red-wet.
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The Psychiatrist and the Butch

  • Shoshana Raphael
  • February 1, 2021
My dad, a psychiatrist, wants to write a sex book.
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The Fluidity of Language and Identity: Melissa Faliveno’s Tomboyland

  • Melinda Copp
  • December 30, 2020
When was the first time you remember seeing yourself in a book you were reading?
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A Chorus of Voices: Talking with Melissa Faliveno

  • Leah Schnelbach
  • November 16, 2020
Melissa Faliveno discusses her debut essay collection, TOMBOYLAND.
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Soft Parts

  • Sarah Kasbeer
  • March 30, 2020
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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On Love and Dogs: Cleanness by Garth Greenwell

  • Carley Moore
  • February 12, 2020
Greenwell tells his story on the narrator’s terms, and that makes all the difference.
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The Spot You’re Standing In: A Conversation with Chris Dennis

  • Emily Robbins
  • November 13, 2019
Chris Dennis discusses his debut story collection, HERE IS WHAT YOU DO.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Field Medicine”

  • Claire Rudy Foster
  • October 7, 2019
I didn’t belong on this planet. This kind of place could not be my home.
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The Mania of Queer Desire: In Praise of Fever Ray’s Plunge

  • Logan February
  • August 29, 2019
I remember driving a bird mad once.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #169: Saskia Vogel

  • Brian Gresko
  • March 28, 2019
“Understanding that you can have what you desire can be healing and transformative.”
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #160: Kimberly Dark

  • Sara Gregory
  • December 27, 2018
“We are all in bed with Daddy. Gendered expectations are part of our DNA.”
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Sharp and Twisty and Complicated: Talking with Melanie Abrams

  • Eric Longfellow
  • August 17, 2018
Melanie Abrams discusses her debut novel, PLAYING, and a forthcoming novel, MEADOWLARK.
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