The Dangerous Myth of the “Perfect Victim”: A Conversation with Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Jonathan Parks-Ramage discusses his debut novel, YES, DADDY.
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Posts Tagged: dysfunctional relationships
Voices on Addiction: Searching for Lilacs
It hadn’t felt like teasing. It felt the way it always did these days—that I had disappointed her.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Adrienne Christian
Adrienne Christian discusses her newest collection, WORN.
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Against Respectability: A Conversation with Raven Leilani
Raven Leilani discusses her debut novel, LUSTER.
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Within the Scope
While my friends write their truths in nearby cabins, I wear my silence like a bulletproof vest.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Where to Find Him
It felt like the sun beating down on closed eyelids.
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A Pinpoint Perspective: Talking with Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg discusses her newest novel, ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS.
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Love in the Belly of Beginning
I think this is what love is, critical and enduring.
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Everyone Loves the Pope
My lover became the Pope. It was the twenty-tens and the Catholic Church wanted to rebrand with Newport cigarettes and Hermes chiseled calves.
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How We Break
There is breaking, and there is breaking free from the broken.
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An Oral History of Myself #15: Neil Elliott
This is probably one of those interviews where I should keep my mouth shut but you’re my son.
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The Rumpus Interview with Sarah Gerard
Author Sarah Gerard talks about her novel, Binary Star, her chapbook, BFF, dysfunctional relationships, and what it means to be best friends forever.
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