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Pursuing the Unattainable: A Conversation with Zaina Arafat

  • Emily Stochl
  • May 13, 2020
Zaina Arafat discusses her debut novel, YOU EXIST TOO MUCH.
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Everyone You Meet Is God in Drag

  • Robert Julius
  • April 14, 2020
If the art of drag has taught me one thing, it’s that I am not unique.
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Chimeras

  • Elanor Broker
  • October 14, 2019
There’s never a clean origin story for the shadow.
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Not All of Us Are on Vacation: Talking with Jason Allen

  • Barrett Bowlin
  • May 22, 2019
Jason Allen discusses his debut novel, THE EAST END.
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Jaquira Díaz

  • Deesha Philyaw
  • August 17, 2016
Jaquira Díaz discusses the challenge of writing about family members, her greatest joy as a writer, and her literary role models.
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Boy of My Youth

  • Ryan Berg
  • July 25, 2016
In my desperate attempts to keep my secret I learned to shut everyone out, to become as closed as a fist.
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The Rumpus Review of The Narrow Door by Paul Lisicky

  • Anisse Gross
  • June 13, 2016
If we’re honest with ourselves, the great loves of our lives are often platonic.
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Safety Rope

  • Garrard Conley
  • May 2, 2016
No touching unless he touches you. No touching where people can see. No touching unless dared to touch. Brad makes the rules, but never says them aloud.
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