The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Forsyth Harmon
“Yes: in terms of an authorial presence, I tried to tread lightly.”
...more“Yes: in terms of an authorial presence, I tried to tread lightly.”
...moreElizabeth Gonzalez James discusses her debut novel, MONA AT SEA.
...moreWhen was the first time you remember seeing yourself in a book you were reading?
...morePatsy’s imagined freedom in America, she discovers almost immediately, was an illusion.
...moreLight reflects differently off near and faraway objects. It’s all about the light.
...moreI remember driving a bird mad once.
...moreAlways present and never heard, like the pain I feel but don’t know how to share.
...moreMaybe you were whistling before you could talk, too.
...moreA Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...more[W]e wanted something different from each other’s bodies than what was actually there, which might be why our bodies sometimes came together.
...moreShame is a treble hook that tells me that 1) I not only fail but am a failure, that 2) I not only damage people but I am damaged, and that 3) I not only lie but I am a lie.
...more[F]or the first time, I really see the tradeoffs between privacy and honest-to-god, up-close empathy.
...more“No one knows how to handle it,” I tell her, but I can see she’s angry and I’m speaking into the wind.
...moreMaybe I can touch it and show it to you. If I convince you, we can call it real. And then perhaps it will be.
...moreIn my eight years as a Mad Men fan, the series has repeatedly prompted me to reflect on parenting.
...moreThe first time I listened to Nevermind, I sat on the bathroom floor with the liner notes and jewel case open on my lap.
...moreBecause that’s how it is with sisters. You are them. You are not them. You are broken shards from the same pane of glass, each reflecting a different light.
...moreWhat American teenager hasn’t wanted to run away from an unhappy home?
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