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Old Child

  • Sara Martin
  • December 2, 2020
We laughed hard, loudly, in the chemo room. We didn’t have to be good.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Molly Spencer

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • November 24, 2020
Molly Spencer discusses her new collection, HINGE.
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Revisiting and Reinventing the Body: A Conversation with Destiny O. Birdsong

  • Sarah Kersey
  • November 18, 2020
Destiny O. Birdsong discusses her debut poetry collection, NEGOTIATIONS.
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Learning to Be Haunted: Dennis James Sweeney’s Ghost/Home

  • Kelly Weber
  • October 28, 2020
We make a home, in other words, by letting in our ghosts.
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Divestment

  • Magin LaSov Gregg
  • October 20, 2020
Secrecy stitched us a fraudulent reality. Denial masqueraded as hope.
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Fool Me Once

  • Amory Rowe Salem
  • October 6, 2020
The first time I had my breasts removed was hard. The second time, less so.
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A Little Bit Irreverent, a Little Bit Truthful: Talking with Megan Cummins

  • Svetlana Satchkova
  • September 11, 2020
Megan Cummins discusses her debut story collection, IF THE BODY ALLOWS IT.
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On Shapeshifting and Surrender: A Conversation with Abi Palmer

  • Amy Mackelden
  • July 1, 2020
Abi Palmer discusses her new book, SANATORIUM.
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When Background Becomes Foreground: Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown

  • Jessica Fu
  • June 24, 2020
Chinatown comes to vivid life in Yu’s hands.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “The Beautiful Dead”

  • Marcia Trahan
  • June 8, 2020
It was personal, as the detectives on my favorite shows always said.
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Losing Paradise

  • Kyla Schuller
  • June 2, 2020
What my mind cannot yet fathom, my body already knows.
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This Huge, Colossal Joy: A Conversation with Molly McCully Brown and Susannah Nevison

  • Janet Frishberg
  • June 1, 2020
Molly McCully Brown and Susannah Nevison discuss their work.
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