Read Rumpus Original Smoke Screen A. MartineJanuary 3, 2019 I am an oracle who, while dispensing answers to all those who seek them, cannot predict my own future.Read
Read Rumpus Original Four Courses Dina KleinerDecember 24, 2018 I eat, and eat, and eat, and mourn.Read
Read Book Club Blog Features & Reviews Poetry Rumpus Original The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kyle Dargan The Rumpus Book ClubOctober 30, 2018 Kyle Dargan discusses his new collection, ANAGNORISIS.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original A Lumpy, Misshapen Book: Talking with Elissa Washuta Katharine ColdironSeptember 19, 2018 Elissa Washuta discusses her chapbook, STARVATION MODE.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original A Séance of a Book: Talking with Allie Rowbottom Monet Patrice ThomasAugust 27, 2018 Allie Rowbottom discusses her debut memoir, JELL-O GIRLS.Read
Read Rumpus Original What Sustains Me Kelly SundbergAugust 7, 2018 In my marriage, food was love. And control. And coercion. And apologies.Read
Read Rumpus Original How to Keep Calm and Carry On Moshe SchulmanAugust 2, 2018 Your mind doesn't play tricks on you. You play tricks on your mind.Read
Read Rumpus Original How to Steal a Frozen Burrito Roberto José Andrade FrancoJune 28, 2018 If you ask me why I did it, I can’t give you a proper answer. I was hungry and didn’t have much money, but it wasn’t like I was homeless or went to sleep starving.Read
Read Rumpus Original Celebrating Eid in Trump’s America Maliha BalalaJune 15, 2018 It seems when our dialogue loses nuance, society in turn loses its mind.Read
Read Rumpus Original On the Joy of Watching My Coworker Eat Lunch McKenzie SchwarkJune 4, 2018 I want to enjoy something so thoroughly, like my coworker using his fingers to dig guac out of a burrito bowl.Read
Read Allyson McCabe Music Rumpus Original Wanted/Needed/Loved: Ira Kaplan’s Favorite Pit Stops Allyson McCabe and Esme BlegvadMay 10, 2018 To pull into a rest area and get a bag of KFC or McDonald’s or whatever is kind of soul crushing, or at least it is for us.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original Everybody Is Fine: Talking with Jasmine Guillory Lyz LenzFebruary 28, 2018 Jasmine Guillory discusses her debut novel, The Wedding Date, finding success, writing sex, and the revolutionary act of eating.Read