Rumpus Original Fiction: The Tangible Darkness
The ground trembles, setting his flesh and bones vibrating.
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Voices on Addiction: Memories of My Daddy and Me(th)
For years, decades even, my father tried to escape meth’s hold.
To Account for a Life: Talking with Jameson Fitzpatrick
Jameson Fitzpatrick discusses their debut full-length poetry collection, PRICKS IN THE TAPESTRY.
Finding Firm Ground: A Conversation with Nadia Owusu
Nadia Owusu discusses her debut memoir, AFTERSHOCKS.
Making It Through: A Conversation with Kelly J. Baker
Kelly J. Baker discusses her new essay collection, FINAL GIRL.
Wingtips and Shell-Toes
There was a right way and a wrong way to do things, and those shoes were wrong.
Spotlight: “My Grandmother’s Pancake Recipe”
My grandmother, Frankie L. Baker, was born 72 years before me.
Rumpus Exclusive: “A Kind of Fairy Tale”
Happiness never seemed to linger. She often wondered why.
Community Destroyed, Memories Reconstructed: A Conversation with Vivian Gibson
Vivian Gibson discusses her debut memoir, THE LAST CHILDREN OF MILL CREEK.
Rumpus Exclusive: “Sacred Stories”
All anyone really wants is to be seen and heard, and yet we avoid seeing and hearing others every day.