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Life has a way of taking that out of you: A conversation with Tom Perrotta

. . . the novel exists as a form because it allows you to see both the character’s thoughts and the character's actions, and they rarely line up.

What they really needed in Pleasantview was light.

What’s more... it can get worse.

Rumpus editors share their thoughts, fears, and concerns around the impending election.

All anyone really wants is to be seen and heard, and yet we avoid seeing and hearing others every day.

Yeah. I just quoted Taylor Swift.

It isn’t until I look at my wife’s face that I can feel my own fear.

It’s just their story, and we don’t have to believe a word of it.

Vote Tuesday. Vote for Democrats.

As we move backward in time, we must beware of yellow brick fallacies. Also: poppy fields, flying monkeys, and entrepreneurial wizards.

when to survive this day and the next/four years’ worth will require many/more small, nourishing acts of/self-indulgence and sweet defiance.