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Rumpus Exclusive: “Wisdom”
“The devil has made a fool of you, but do you know Wisdom is at work, too?”
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #142: Chelsea Hodson
“If I didn’t allow myself to be vulnerable on the page, I wouldn’t get anywhere.”
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All the Reasons I Texted My Rapist
Admitting I had been raped meant confronting the landscape of my sexual history.
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ENOUGH: Please Have a Seat
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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Touch Me
Some people say that the humidity in Pennsylvania makes them feel suffocated. That night, and even now, it makes me feel loved.
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ENOUGH: While the Wild Dogs in Me Strain at Their Leashes
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: As Though Nothing Had Happened at All
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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Ready for Change: Discussing Sexual Assault with SafeBAE
The co-founders of SafeBAE discuss the challenges and victories of teaching students about rape culture, consent, and anti-bullying.
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(K)ink: Writing While Deviant: Kirsten Irving
The pressure to prove ourselves can have a distorting effect, causing us to doubt our instincts in favor of following others we perceive to be experts or “genuine.”
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Tara Betts
Tara Betts discusses her newest collection, Break the Habit, the burden placed on black women artists to be both artist and activist, and why writing is rooted in identity.
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The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Trouble in Mind
I wasn’t blue always; my campus rape didn’t ruin my life. But at times I’ve found being a woman exhausting.
