Acclimation
Such distinguished hybridity joined us all, animal and human, in a lonely, exclusive tribe.
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Posts Tagged: college
Rumpus Exclusive: “Sacred Stories”
All anyone really wants is to be seen and heard, and yet we avoid seeing and hearing others every day.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Lauren J. Sharkey
Lauren J. Sharkey discusses her debut novel, INCONVENIENT DAUGHTER.
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The Mentor Series: Emily J. Smith and Chloe Caldwell
Emily J. Smith interviews her mentor, Chloe Caldwell.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Brave Is a Decision”
I’d crossed a line and owned a new secret life. There was no going back.
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In Protest of a Body that Refuses to End
All I want is to feed myself like a person who wants to be fed.
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Variants of Unknown Significance
My gynecologist won’t stop bothering me about getting a genetic test done.
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Radical Enough
I still wonder what became of all those gentle cows.>
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Voices on Addiction: A Body Full of Ghosts
I’ve known since I was a child that the world is ending. I felt it in my bones.
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Inevitable Uncertainties: A Conversation with Joyce Hinnefeld
Joyce Hinnefeld discusses her new story collection, THE BEAUTY OF THEIR YOUTH.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: First Love
We met in a dorm hallway, half past midnight.
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Alive and Slippery: Talking with Megan Giddings
Megan Giddings discusses her debut novel, LAKEWOOD.
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Within the Scope
While my friends write their truths in nearby cabins, I wear my silence like a bulletproof vest.
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The Thread: Lacuna
If nobody tells you what to call a feeling, your emotions have a gap.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Erin McKeown’s Dress
I still had the dress and decided to wear it.
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Butcher Knives at the Ready
For many years, I tried to civilize myself.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: The Christmas Party
I laugh. My laugh, this thing that sounds better on somebody else.
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Scripture and Ebony: A Love Story
At some point, I would have to break my silence.
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Magic Numbers: A Story of Wanting in Pairs
Find and replace. Food for alcohol. Daughter for dad.
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ENOUGH: The Quartering Act
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Katie Alice Greer’s Found Magazine
[B]eing a weirdo is what creativity is all about.
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ENOUGH: The Face of Zero
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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ENOUGH: Original Fiction: Tom’s Photos
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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A Body Is a Bill to Pay
If my body is a bill to pay, my voice will be singing the receipts.
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Not a Blueprint: Casey Gerald’s There Will Be No Miracles Here
[T]his book is Gerald’s attempt to construct his own narrative as best as he can, and it’s successful.
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ENOUGH: Rules
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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On Saviors and Superheroes: A Conversation with Adam Nemett
Adam Nemett discusses his debut novel, WE CAN SAVE US ALL.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #153: Julie Schumacher
“I have to confess here that I never studied Shakespeare in college.”
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Rumpus Original Fiction: The Basement
Looking back, it feels like I knew.
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