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Thebes
The tragedy of a mentally ill mind or a richly realized fantasy is that its world exists only for its inventor. It is the loneliest party, the most isolating game.
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The Rumpus Interview with Susanne Paola Antonetta
Poet and memoirist Susanne Paola Antonetta discusses literary bias, feminism, and the origin of her nom de plume.
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Paper Birds
Clearing those pages plain, I’d make time fall away and distance shorten impossibly, fold upon fold, until the page was no longer a record of our histories but an origami swan.
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup
In “Hunting For The Little Prince,” Sigal Samuel invites us to tag along as she pursues the real-life inspiration for the blonde-haired protagonist of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s famous children’s book. No spoilers, but this particular missing person search ends happily.…
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The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Crazy
“We live in a culture where it can seem like everyone wants to be troubled. Nobody wants to be crazy…The story arc of mental illness does not conform to the redemption tale.”