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Something Constructive Out of Chaos: Talking with Suzanne Koven
Suzanne Koven discusses her new memoir, LETTER TO A YOUNG FEMALE PHYSICIAN.
Rumpus Exclusive: “Mnemonics”
I’m not sure why it didn’t occur to us then that we could all become excellent doctors.
When the Healing Place Exploded
Clothes, plants, and broken aluminum doors on balconies—all was inside out.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #224: Marcia Trahan
“Memoir is about recreating the complexities of a life.”
Metaphors for My Forgetful Heart
My body is a drum, its last vibration fading out. My body is a temple, serene and contemplative, all voices finally stilled. My body is a glider plane, floating on warm currents of air in the eerie, engineless quiet.
The Rumpus Interview with Melissa Yancy
Melissa Yancy discusses her debut story collection Dog Years, using her day job for inspiration, and being “an old curmudgeon at heart.”
Womanly Arts
This is the hearth. This is the knot. This is home. The woman bent over a sewing machine, the steady hum of the motor, the needle rising and sinking.
The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Night
With these young women, I no longer slip in and out of places undetected. With them, my cloak of invisibility—my only known superpower—has been removed.
What Condition Is Your Condition In?
What are the possible causes of my symptoms or condition. What tests do you recommend for the heartache of loving both those boys later on–in different years, for different years–…