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Embodied Voices: A Conversation with Sonya Huber

So many of the metaphors we use that come from the body and bodily experience are ableist and predicated upon a notion of “normal.” In educational systems, that idea of “normal” has led to serious accessibility issues, to separate and unequal classrooms.

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Eros of Mind: Notes on Researching a Novel

Research is not separate from living; they are blended rivers of experience.

Voices On Addiction: A Conversation with James Brown and Patrick O’Neil

James Brown and Patrick O’Neil discuss WRITING YOUR WAY TO RECOVERY.

Before the First Book: A Roundtable Discussion

With Gabrielle Bates, I.S. Jones, and Erin Marie Lynch.

Process over Product: Midst and Craft in the Real World

Calling on spirits is a communal act, multiple hands on the planchette.

The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #228: Alden Jones

“You can make any topic enough in the telling.”

The Joy of Play: Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces (10th Anniversary Ed.) by David Biespiel

Biespiel offers a number of best practices—not just for writing poems, but for living a creative life.

Turning the Tide: A Conversation with Tope Folarin

Tope Folarin discusses his debut novel, A PARTICULAR KIND OF BLACK MAN.

The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton

Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton discusses SHAPES OF NATIVE NONFICTION.

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Writing When Your Life Depends on It

Do I want to live, or do I want to write? Sometimes I think it’s that simple.

An Ethnography of the Self: Talking with Morgan Parker

Morgan Parker discusses her writing process, approaching an idea from various forms, and how moving from NYC to L.A. has changed her work.

Little Seizures of Grief: Talking with Gary Lutz

Gary Lutz talks about his latest collection of short stories, Assisted Living, the author’s right of way, and the sentence.

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