From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction: Mr. Burley
My favorite was usually the smallest, the most alive.
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...moreThis book is disarmingly—in fact, unnervingly—amoral.
...moreChristopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I’M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT.
...moreCombine multiple ingredients in a single stanza-bowl.
...moreChristopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I’M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT.
...moreAmid all this survival, Cho carries the reader through with the comfort of food.
...moreBeth Gilstrap discusses her new story collection, DEADHEADING.
...moreZauner’s memoir is not a performance, but an act of love, including all the dirty little bits that come with it.
...moreChang-rae Lee discusses his new novel, MY YEAR ABROAD.
...moreMelissa Broder discusses her new novel, MILK FED.
...moreWhy was I crying over a can of seasoned squash?
...moreBhaswati Ghosh discusses her debut novel, VICTORY COLONY, 1950.
...moreI was finally going to fit in in this foreign country.
...moreBryan Washington discusses his new novel, MEMORIAL.
...moreDavid Adjmi discusses his new memoir, LOT SIX.
...moreYaffa S. Santos discusses her debut novel, A TASTE OF SAGE.
...moreK-Ming Chang discusses her debut novel, BESTIARY.
...moreJihyun Yun discusses her debut poetry collection, SOME ARE ALWAYS HUNGRY.
...moreSuch distinguished hybridity joined us all, animal and human, in a lonely, exclusive tribe.
...moreMolly Wizenberg discusses her new memoir, THE FIXED STARS.
...moreSejal Shah discusses her debut essay collection, THIS IS ONE WAY TO DANCE.
...moreThis is my mother’s soup. This is what I aim for.
...moreFollowing Sunday services, everyone had gathered for a potluck meal.
...moreThis book begs to be flipped through and read with leisure.
...moreIt feels like a luxury to have just enough.
...moreMalcolm Tariq discusses his debut poetry collection, HEED THE HOLLOW.
...moreFor many years, I tried to civilize myself.
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