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Rumpus Exclusive: “Flop, Turn, River”
“You should only bluff if you are prepared for the life it brings you,” my dad said. “You bluff, then you can’t go back.”
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Kristy’s Invisible Hand and Das Baby-Sitters Club Kapital”
The babysitters inspired me, and Kristy’s entrepreneurial vision seemed plain yet elegant; easy-to-follow, too.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Soft Butch”
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be strong, to be tough. I didn’t want to be soft.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Mnemonics”
I’m not sure why it didn’t occur to us then that we could all become excellent doctors.
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Rumpus Exclusive: Excerpts from Execute the Office
I am standing at the entrance to American History.
