From the Archives: Rumpus Original Fiction: The Bad Kind of Puppy
That was when she realized: the ticking was coming from inside herself.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: A Hundred Orbits
Anoushka reaches for my dresser, too close to the Prednisone prescription. If she accidentally flips it over, I’ll have to tell the truth. She picks up two matching earrings: long ones with black jewels that could be grapes on a branch.
From the Archive: Unbound
It’s always been ground glass, scraping against my insides. I imagine a light held to the place where I open would illuminate a mess of torn flesh, throbbing red-wet.
Metaphor by Any Means Necessary: Destiny O. Birdsong’s Negotiations
Metaphor can make life more bearable, meaningful, or simply comprehensible.
Facing Her Truth: A Conversation with Ariel Henley
Ariel Henley discusses her debut memoir, A FACE FOR PICASSO.
Tracing the Wolf
To brand myself with something I feared and sought to subdue seemed like a reclamation.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Amy Mackelden and Dr. Dylan Jaggard
“We wanted to give voice to people who are often spoken for.”
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Meg Pokrass
“The book is about the complicated problem of loving.”
The Space Between Vertebrae
My hands grow cold and rigid. In those blue-tinged palms, I can see my future.
Claiming Our Untold Stories: Talking with Gina Frangello
Gina Frangello discusses her debut memoir, BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN.
What to Read When You or Someone You Love Has a Chronic Illness
Molly Spencer shares a reading list to celebrate HINGE.