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Rumpus Exclusive: “The Human”

  • Wendy J. Fox
  • August 9, 2021
Man was living on the moon but Medicare was still a disaster.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Daddies and Sons

  • Kim Coleman Foote
  • July 14, 2021
When Jeb was old enough to have a family of his own, he hardly ever laid hands on his boys.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Dear G.B.”

  • Jessica Lind Peterson
  • January 11, 2021
There are many ways to be ripped to shreds.
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Old Child

  • Sara Martin
  • December 2, 2020
We laughed hard, loudly, in the chemo room. We didn’t have to be good.
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The Hope of Time: Talking with Judith H. Montgomery

  • Mary Christine Delea
  • November 6, 2020
Judith H. Montgomery discusses her latest poetry collection, MERCY.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #212: Mark Bibbins

  • Evangeline Riddiford Graham
  • April 2, 2020
“I had thought of the title as a placeholder, but it ended up hanging around.”
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Mortality Probability

  • Mariel Murray
  • July 22, 2019
The first thing I realized while reading these tables: To be born is risky business.
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Open Letter to Our Body

  • Yoshiko Iwai
  • June 24, 2019
The only thing I can count on to be there tomorrow is my body. And yours.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Orientation

  • David Hollander
  • February 27, 2019
The human animal was at war with itself. It was a cosmic joke with no teller.
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Writing When Your Life Depends on It

  • Katherine Min
  • November 6, 2018
Do I want to live, or do I want to write? Sometimes I think it’s that simple.
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R.I.P.: Labor In, Labor Out

  • Lee Matalone
  • May 2, 2018
Being reminded of your mortality on a constant basis makes your life so much better.
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Looking for Ghosts: A Conversation with John Freeman

  • Alex Dueben
  • December 15, 2017
John Freeman discusses his debut collection of poetry, Maps, displacement, empathy, and trying to find a way forward in the nation and the world.
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