From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction—The Christmas Party
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...moreThis was a reconnaissance mission. My intention was to save her, not alienate her.
...moreAzareen Van der Vliet Oloomi discusses her new novel, SAVAGE TONGUES.
...moreAlix Ohlin discusses her new story collection, WE WANT WHAT WE WANT.
...moreKaren Tucker discusses her debut novel, BEWILDERNESS.
...more“Yes: in terms of an authorial presence, I tried to tread lightly.”
...moreYou want to live by your ideals, but it’s hard to make them align with reality.
...moreAngie Cruz discusses her newest novel, DOMINICANA.
...moreOksana Zabuzhko discusses her story collection, YOUR AD COULD GO HERE.
...moreThere will always be another word used against us.
...moreTurn the corner, let the darkness swallow you, and you’re in the stacks.
...moreThe problem is we tend to let romantic love eclipse all else.
...moreTo read Amina Cain is to enter tide pools of the mind.
...moreKate Wisel discusses her debut story collection, DRIVING IN CARS WITH HOMELESS MEN.
...moreElissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton discusses SHAPES OF NATIVE NONFICTION.
...moreLanguage became not words but a glance or the turn of a head.
...moreEva Hagberg Fisher discusses her debut memoir, HOW TO BE LOVED.
...moreChloe Aridjis discusses her forthcoming novel, SEA MONSTERS.
...moreLisa Locascio discusses her debut novel, OPEN ME.
...moreKendra Fortmeyer discusses her first novel, HOLE IN THE MIDDLE.
...moreOur eyes are bleary, but we are laughing, the kind of laugh that comes before tears.
...more“I want to make a case for the serious, literary legitimacy of the female experience of self-construction.”
...moreTed Scheinman discusses his deep-dive into Jane Austen superfan culture, Camp Austen, how the Internet has fostered fandom culture, and whether being an editor helps his writing.
...moreLeslie Pietrzyk discusses her new novel, Silver Girl, writing a nonlinear narrative, and depicting female friendships in new ways.
...moreKarolina Ramqvist discusses The White City, her first novel to be translated to English, and the idea of a writer’s persona out in the world versus a just being a writer, writing.
...moreJulie Buntin discusses her debut novel, Marlena, why writing about teenage girls is the most serious thing in the world, and finding truths in fiction.
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