Bombay Archives - The Rumpus

Rumpus Original Fiction: The Bridal Set

The salad was plump, squealing things I couldn’t understand. I remembered feeling a deep sadness that everything in the world wasn’t painted green, the best color. I hungered for green. The gift of sunlight flecked on leaves, the pale chartreuse of American money.

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Rumpus Exclusive: Cover Reveal for The Archer

An exclusive look at the cover of Shruti Swamy’s forthcoming debut novel, THE ARCHER.

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Rumpus Original

I Assimilate into Mere Bubbles

It’s subtle, the violence of language.

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The Rumpus Interview with Jessica Valenti

Jessica Valenti discusses her memoir, Sex Object, how the experiences she touches on in her book shaped her, and how she discovered herself outside of those experiences.

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Weekend Rumpus Roundup

First, Ruby Hansen Murray explores the surreal landscapes of historic Native American locations turned educational tourist hotspots in the Saturday Rumpus Essay, as she journeys with the Osage Nation Historical…

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Sunday Rumpus Fiction: One Small Victory

Now he started to cry and couldn’t stop the tears. He’d found a way to beat his hunger until the next meal, and he didn’t know when that would be. Hunger, his acts from hunger, made him cry.

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