ENOUGH: Tracing the Sheets
He lived in the house behind us. We lived in a duplex on Second Street in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania—a small town. I always thought it was the hugest, coolest house ever.…
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We Can Be Both Torn and Whole: Talking with Jeannine Ouellette
Jeannine Ouelette discusses her debut memoir, THE PART THAT BURNS.
ENOUGH: Original Fiction: The Lines of the Space Between Us
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
Lady Justice
I imagine Lady Justice’s fingers tipping the scales: Rose to leave, and me to sleep.
The Last Book I Loved: The Telling
After what seems like a lifetime of bracing and bottling, I've gotten closer to settling my fourth-grade trauma.
Narrowly Avoiding the Spotlight
It took me nearly twenty years and the power of a fine film to fully realize what happened to me in the confessional was an inappropriate act by an adult against a child.
The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Zoe Zolbrod
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Zoe Zolbrod about her new book The Telling, pushing against victim narratives, how the conversation surrounding sexual abuse has evolved, and the melding of research with memoir.
This Week in Short Fiction
Some fiction leaves you sad, some happy; some draws out a bittersweet tear or makes your heart pump faster with thrills. But the best stories are often the ones that…
The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Sarah Einstein
Mot was living my own fear... I wanted to learn from him how I might survive, if I too ended up without a home, without the resources to live what I thought of as a minimally decent life.