Rumpus Original Fiction: The Litany of Invisible Things
The sound of love: you and him. Once upon a time.
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...moreI was fine. No one and nothing could hurt me.
...more“What’s a six-letter word for ignoring truth,” she might say, without looking up from the puzzle.
...more“Things can catch fire even when they let each other go. But we don’t give up. We don’t stop loving them.”
...moreNo word is wasted. No story is told in vain.
...moreI wanted to write about opioids because I didn’t have an opioid problem.
...moreYou are never really at peace with what you haven’t gotten.
...moreWe both can disappear in our own ways, can’t we?
...moreLouise Marburg discusses her new story collection, NO DIVING ALLOWED.
...moreA Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...moreDid you see an animal? Did you see a bird? What did you see when you looked at me?
...moreTo have lost, found, and then lost again seems especially wrenching, a kind of unmothering.
...moreMy miraculous children were mine, and mine alone.
...moreAs the title suggests, Sanctuary creates a safe space for grief in all its forms.
...more“What do we do about the new build?” I ask. “Do we finish it? Sell it? Finish it, then sell it?”
...moreThis was a reconnaissance mission. My intention was to save her, not alienate her.
...moreWhat did it matter? It was June and the salmonfly hatch had begun.
...moreThe voice reaches and reaches at answers to broad questions. Sometimes it pulls back pieces of insight and beauty.
...moreAppearance aside, my boss took his work seriously.
...moreTelevision babysat our family—our thirteen-channel set, reception via a rooftop antenna.
...moreI remember when I learned there is a syntax to love.
...moreI used to be able to teach sex without thinking about sex.
...moreI hope, by writing this, language can jar a wound.
...moreAn exclusive look at the cover of Joy Castro’s forthcoming novel, FLIGHT RISK.
...moreAt the beginning of the trip, we couldn’t wait to reach the end of the world.
...moreGina Frangello discusses her debut memoir, BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN.
...moreSonora Jha discusses her new book, HOW TO RAISE A FEMINIST SON.
...moreIt’s true that when I speak of machines I also mean dimensions.
...moreThe toll I took on people I love can’t be measured. But I want to know.
...moreI exist in a field of landmines, never quite sure when one will go off or why.
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