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Swallowing the Darkness: Gag Reflex by Elle Nash

““i’m soft-skinned but my bones have hardened calcium deposited cartilage, the fat around my heart lithified with the carnage of constrictors around tiny mice ribs, squeezed till it removes the soft mealy insides. sucked out by standards i will never reach. by these industry snakes."

From the Archive: The Rumpus Interview with Jade Sharma

Jade Sharma discusses her first novel Problems, the complicated feelings that came with debuting to rave reviews, and her writing and editing processes.

Writing to Heal: Talking with Emilly Prado

Emilly Prado discusses her debut essay collection, FUNERAL FOR FLACA.

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.

Agency Over Anything Else: Talking with Elle Nash

Elle Nash discusses her new short story collection, NUDES.

Rumpus Original

In Protest of a Body that Refuses to End

All I want is to feed myself like a person who wants to be fed.

Pursuing the Unattainable: A Conversation with Zaina Arafat

Zaina Arafat discusses her debut novel, YOU EXIST TOO MUCH.

Rumpus Original

Everything Tastes Better in Winter

Perfection over pasta. Beauty over bread. The more it hurt, the better.

Rumpus Original

Magic Numbers: A Story of Wanting in Pairs

Find and replace. Food for alcohol. Daughter for dad.

Unclenching the Body: A Conversation with Jennifer Pastiloff

Jennifer Pastiloff discusses her first book, ON BEING HUMAN.

The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #178: Irene O’Garden

“Trust that if you want to write that much it will find a way out of you.”

Rumpus Original

Smoke Screen

I am an oracle who, while dispensing answers to all those who seek them, cannot predict my own future.

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