Wistful Intimacies: Homie by Danez Smith
Could I be one of Smith’s homies? I would like to be.
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Posts Tagged: community
Where Words Often Fail: Talking with Bryan Washington
Bryan Washington discusses his new novel, MEMORIAL.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval discusses her new novel, GIRLS AGAINST GOD.
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An Obligation to Dream: Talking with Noé Álvarez
Noé Álvarez discusses his debut memoir, SPIRIT RUN.
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Completely Embodied: Talking with K-Ming Chang
K-Ming Chang discusses her debut novel, BESTIARY.
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Others Would Tell Me Nothing Is Mine: Talking with Barbara Jane Reyes
Barbara Jane Reyes discusses her new collection, LETTERS TO A YOUNG BROWN GIRL.
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Queen of That Universe
The realm of sound yields to me, sits at my feet. I can switch on. Or not.
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Building and Building: Talking with Patricia Spears Jones
Patricia Spears Jones discusses her body of work, the future of poetry, and more.
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Living Memory Keepers: Talking with Alicia Elliott
Alicia Elliott discusses her essay collection, A MIND SPREAD OUT ON THE GROUND.
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The Sealey Challenge
The Challenge creates community through ongoing engagement with it.
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Masters of Movement: A Conversation with Morgan Jerkins
Morgan Jerkins discusses her new book, WANDERING IN STRANGE LANDS.
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A Very Queer Book: Talking with Carter Sickels
Carter Sickels discusses his new novel, THE PRETTIEST STAR.
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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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Too Earnest for Twitter: A Conversation with Cameron Esposito
Cameron Esposito discusses her new memoir, SAVE YOURSELF.
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Truer Than True: Talking with Laura Munson
Laura Munson discusses her first novel, WILLA’S GROVE.
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Rumpus Exclusive: Cover Reveal for Foreshadow
An exclusive first look at the cover of the forthcoming collection, FORESHADOW!
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Dancing Separate, Together
There’s no eye contact, no touch, no damp embraces.
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Bald-headed Muthaf*cker
Healing is slow. Fast. Slow again.
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We Do Not Belong Everywhere
It is an unimaginable gift until you’ve done it, shaving off a self.
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Love and Loss in the Time of Pandemics: Talking with Paul Lisicky
Paul Lisicky discusses his new memoir, LATER: MY LIFE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD.
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Interrogating Grief: A Converstion with Victoria Chang
Victoria Chang discusses her new poetry collection, OBIT.
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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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Soft Parts
What appealed to me most about furry culture was how it created a space for softness to be worn on the outside.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #208: Stephen Van Dyck
“This reality is so much dustier, smellier, and bitterer than it seems through a screen.”
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A Soul-Satisfying Crunch: Kitchen Sink Granola Bars
Following Sunday services, everyone had gathered for a potluck meal.
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Food in Times of Need: Eat Joy edited by Natalie Eve Garrett
This book begs to be flipped through and read with leisure.
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Hurry Up and Wait: Literary Community Is a Platform
What exactly is a platform? How do you create one?
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Art Is Everything: Talking with Alex DiFrancesco
Alex DiFrancesco discusses their new novel, ALL CITY.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #190: R.L. Maizes
“We all fail to do the right thing some of the time.”
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Leveling Up: A Conversation with Lyz Lenz
Lyz Lenz discusses her debut book, GOD LAND.
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