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The Moment Moves On: A Conversation with Wendy J. Fox

  • Caleb Thompson
  • December 17, 2021
Wendy J. Fox discusses her new story collection, WHAT IF WE WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE?
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #214: Sarah Kersey

  • Lenny DellaRocca
  • April 23, 2020
“A poem cannot exist without form or structure, just like the human body can’t operate without a skeleton.”
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The Search for Permanence: Hilary Leichter’s Temporary

  • Leah Gaus
  • March 11, 2020
A permanent job doesn’t need her, and neither do her boyfriends.
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Yogurt

  • Julia Pike
  • December 30, 2019
The summer was never destined to be an easy one.
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Split Chins, Open Coats

  • Anna Leigh Knowles
  • July 10, 2019
My whistle was useless. Using it felt like an insult.
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A Body Is a Bill to Pay

  • Laura Eppinger
  • January 28, 2019
If my body is a bill to pay, my voice will be singing the receipts.
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Between Floors

  • Stefani Zellmer
  • November 15, 2018
“Never just stand there,” the video said.
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My Nanny’s Nanny

  • Diksha Basu
  • January 22, 2018
I have become the nanny. I hope my nanny is getting some good writing done.
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Faith, Gods, and Gay Sex: A Conversation with Matthew Gallaway

  • Lyz Lenz
  • August 8, 2017
Matthew Gallaway discusses his second novel, #gods, moving from a big publishing house to an indie press, and why it was important to him to depict gay sex in writing.
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Samantha Irby

  • Deesha Philyaw
  • July 19, 2017
Samantha Irby discusses her new collection, We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, her reluctance to call herself a writer, and writing for the “cream jeans” crowd.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #92: Bud Smith

  • Nicholas Rhys
  • July 13, 2017
It’s hard to say when I first became aware of Bud Smith’s writing. I’m sure it was online; his work is fairly ubiquitous here—an essay here, a poem there, a…
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On Speaking Plainly: A Conversation with Rajith Savanadasa

  • Samantha Facciolo
  • June 5, 2017
Rajith Savanadasa discusses his debut novel, Ruins, writing across oceans, and the chance encounter with refugees that led to the story at the heart of his novel.
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