We Are Not Gods: Talking with Elizabeth Ellen
Elizabeth Ellen discusses her new story collection, HER LESSER WORK.
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Posts Tagged: Chelsea Martin
The Mentor Series: Emily J. Smith and Chloe Caldwell
Emily J. Smith interviews her mentor, Chloe Caldwell.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #176: Richard Chiem
“How can I make the prose feel rich but also accessible?”
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What to Read When You Want to Read Funny Women
Sometimes the truth hurts. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have to hear it, and all the better if we can couch those painful truths amid laughter.
...moreNotable Portland: 5/3–5/9
Literary events and readings in and around Portland this week!
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #114: Chelsea Martin
“I think time is really undervalued by people who come from money because they just have the time.”
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The Universal Tether of Identity: Caca Dolce by Chelsea Martin
At its core, the collection is recollected through a loose chronology of memoir essays, all of which will appeal to readers’ younger selves: who were we when we were teenagers and who are we now?
...moreNotable Los Angeles: 9/25–10/1
Literary events and readings this week in and around L.A.!
...moreNotable NYC: 9/9–9/15
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
...moreNotable NYC: 9/2–9/8
Literary events and readings in and around New York City this week!
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What to Read When You Need Some Good News
Take a quick break from the apocalyptic news and end your week with this list of books to eagerly anticipate (assuming the world doesn’t end) instead!
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HEAVY-HANDED: Lonely
Did you like the note I left on your bike?
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HEAVY-HANDED: Never See Him Again
What’s going on with you guys?
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HEAVY-HANDED: Cat Ladies
Maybe we should be cat ladies together.
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HEAVY-HANDED: Sagmeister
At some point I must have said something to make you believe that I live to defy you
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HEAVY-HANDED: Tired
Are you tired?
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HEAVY-HANDED: Tall
I was actually thinking of describing Ethan as tall way earlier than this…
...moreDrawn Out Stories: Comic Book Art and Artists
This Sunday, October 7th, the San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum will be hosting Drawn Out Stories: Comic Book Art and Artists, an event that features Rumpus comics editor Paul Madonna, along with contributors MariNaomi and Chelsea Martin: “Whether used as a vehicle for self-exploration, a way to take up a political platform, or a means to […]
...moreMonster Girl: The Rumpus Interview with Chelsea Martin
“The second and fourth parts of that sentence came directly from life, but the first and third parts came from some thoughts I had while watching a movie, and the sentence after it I just thought would be really funny.”
...moreFUBAR Nation
Chelsea Martin’s strange collection of miscellany evokes the loneliness of life lived through technology.
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