Jane Byrne (1934–2014)
Jane Byrne, Fighting Jane. Mike Royko called her Mayor Bossy. She ran against the machine and squashed it, the whole goddamned machine.
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The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Megan Stielstra
I made work in any little spare minute I could... Everything was scattered and all over the place, and the question was: how can you grab this moment and live it as hard as you possibly can?
Building Our Own Communities
As Ramadan approaches and we look for a family to break fast with come sundown, the realities of being a transgender Muslim set in. Flashing all of the proper signals…
The Rumpus Book Club Interviews Hilton Als
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Hilton Als about his new collection White Girls, an intriguing amalgam of fiction, essay, and memoir.
Notable Chicago 12/1–12/7
Sunday 12/1: It’s the last night of Here’s the Story for 2013, and it’s a doozy. For this year end celebration, they ditch the open mic portion and have a…
Notable Chicago 11/17–11/23
It’s a tough call this week. Most days feature two fantastic events happening concurrently. Choose wisely! Sunday 11/17: Sunday Salon features its monthly prose reading series at Black Rock Pub.…
Weekend Rumpus Roundup
Hey. Kid. You wanna buy a weekend Rumpus roundup? If you missed yesterday’s Sunday Rumpus essay, “Through the Throat” by Ethel Rohan, you’ll want to correct that error immediately. A…
Orphans by Ben Tanzer
Brian Gresko reviews Ben Tanzer's ORPHANS today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
Notable Chicago 10/27–11/2
Sunday 10/27: Every week, you’re invited to join poets and spectators alike for the Uptown Poetry Slam. This is where slam poetry began and where it continues to grow. 7…
Notable Chicago: 10/20–10/26
Sunday 10/20: The Kindness of Strangers: A Festival of Storytelling begins today! Three weeks of carefully selected stories about strangers, with headliners Kim Morris, Eric Warner, and Amy Sumpter. Runs Sundays…
WEEKLY RUMPUS FICTION: NICOLE MATOS
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Nicole Matos! Here’s an excerpt:
The Lonely Voice #25: Winter in September, On Breece D’J Pancake
Stories fail if you only read them once. You’ve got to meet a story again and again, in different moods, at different eras of your life.