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The Space Between Vertebrae

  • August Lamm
  • May 24, 2021
My hands grow cold and rigid. In those blue-tinged palms, I can see my future.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Tailoring a Pitch Across Outlets

  • Taylor Kay Phillips and Kate Villa
  • May 5, 2021
Hit me if you’re down for this excluze to all your compadbros.
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This Is Literary: A Conversation with Taffy Brodesser-Akner

  • Sara Fredman
  • July 31, 2019
Taffy Brodesser-Akner discusses her debut novel, FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE.
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Country, Black Ass, Queer Perspective: Talking with Michael Arceneaux

  • Samantha Irby
  • July 23, 2018
Michael Arceneaux discusses his new memoir, I CAN'T DATE JESUS.
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Being Human: A Conversation with Porochista Khakpour

  • Leigh Stein
  • June 6, 2018
Porochista Khakpour discusses her new memoir, Sick, the difficulty of receiving good medical care, and the blessing of online community.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jon Day

  • Alice Roche Cody
  • February 13, 2017
Jon Day discusses his memoir, Cyclogeography: Journeys of a London Bicycle Courier, the bicycle as a symbol of gentrification, and the city as "a technology for living."
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What It Means to Write at a Coffee Shop

  • Sam Metz
  • October 24, 2016
When you’re a freelance writer — or any type of freelancer — you make yourself a lot of promises, mostly about getting out of the house and about wearing real, non-pajama clothing. But with…
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