Defying Gravity: Ryka Aoki’s Light from Uncommon Stars
This book is disarmingly—in fact, unnervingly—amoral.
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...moreChristopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I’M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT.
...moreChristopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I’M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT.
...moreIf I were to stare into a mirror, I’m not sure I would see anything back.
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...moreSuch distinguished hybridity joined us all, animal and human, in a lonely, exclusive tribe.
...more“I work slowly, from sentence to sentence, and attempt to stay attuned to opportunity.”
...moreThis is my mother’s soup. This is what I aim for.
...moreThis book begs to be flipped through and read with leisure.
...moreFor many years, I tried to civilize myself.
...moreA Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...moreAlready, at nine, my son knows that eating makes me happy.
...morePerfection over pasta. Beauty over bread. The more it hurt, the better.
...moreWhite Castle or McDonald’s? Death always made her hungry.
...moreA Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...moreI eat, and eat, and eat, and mourn.
...moreAirong’s voice was stern, matter-of-fact. “I’m pregnant.”
...moreElissa Washuta discusses her chapbook, STARVATION MODE.
...moreIn my marriage, food was love. And control. And coercion. And apologies.
...moreI want to enjoy something so thoroughly, like my coworker using his fingers to dig guac out of a burrito bowl.
...more“Follow the signs or follow your nose…”
...moreTo pull into a rest area and get a bag of KFC or McDonald’s or whatever is kind of soul crushing, or at least it is for us.
...moreJasmine Guillory discusses her debut novel, The Wedding Date, finding success, writing sex, and the revolutionary act of eating.
...moreEach [cookbook] is a ticket into an immersive opportunity for new dishes, new ingredients, new love.
...moreToday is not the day I can eat like a normal person and not tomorrow either. But maybe the day after that or the next one after.
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