elissa wald
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The Thread: Look What You Made Me Do
Can a person with some agency ever claim victimization, or are agency and victimhood a binary?
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup
Cliches are something every writer has to deal with at some point. This weekend, Steve Edwards acknowledges the cliché and comes to something of a reckoning. Edwards declares: That’s how the heart works—it doesn’t give a shit about what it’s…
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The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Madison Young
“That is why the feminist porn movement is so critical. It’s not just about changing the way in which porn is made but also advocating for love of our own bodies, advocating for love of our own desires, and our…
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The Rumpus Interview with Elissa Wald
Writer Elissa Wald chats about noir-infused novellas, taking sex seriously in your work, the pop culture explosion of BDSM, and the erotic power of service.
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Sunday Shifts
“I’ve had a night self, a secret self, for as long as I can remember.” In case you weren’t around these parts yesterday, don’t miss Elissa Wald’s powerful essay “Night Shifts.”