From the Archive: Explicit Violence
Afterward, there was dead silence in the kitchen. I know because I held my breath. Even air molecules seemed to still.
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Join NOW!Afterward, there was dead silence in the kitchen. I know because I held my breath. Even air molecules seemed to still.
...moreThen there is the bathroom issue. My beloved is like me, like you, like anyone. Sometimes a person has to go.
...more“…each month I embrace a kind of death within my womb that offers me a life I can live with.”
...moreA weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
...moreTo ghost, to refuse, to satisfy yourself with yourself, felt impossibly newfangled, like something I’d like to try.
...moreIf I were to stare into a mirror, I’m not sure I would see anything back.
...moreA Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...moreJoy Ladin discusses the new edition of THE BOOK OF ANNA.
...moreKrys Malcolm Belc discusses his debut memoir, THE NATURAL MOTHER OF THE CHILD.
...moreCo-editors Bruce Owens Grimm, Miguel M. Morales, and Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini discuss FAT AND QUEER.
...moreMelissa Febos discusses her new essay collection, GIRLHOOD.
...more“Thinking about blurring those lines got me closer to the truth of the clichés.”
...moreJennifer Berney discusses her debut memoir, THE OTHER MOTHERS.
...more“I always knew I wanted to write a queer saint holy book.”
...moreTorrey Peters discusses her debut novel, DETRANSITION, BABY.
...moreWith Deesha Philyaw, Jaquira Díaz, Danielle Gellar, and Torrey Peters.
...moreC. Kubasta discusses her new collection, ABJECTIFICATION: STORIES & TRUTHS.
...moreNot all suffragists were women.
...moreBenjamin Garcia discusses his debut poetry collection, THROWN IN THE THROAT.
...more[W]hat was going wrong? Why were our stories not being written or published?
...moreWhen we begin life, language is play.
...moreCooper Lee Bombardier discusses his first book, PASS WITH CARE: MEMOIRS.
...more“It doesn’t matter your gender or your sexual orientation; you can disorder your eating.”
...moreHealing is slow. Fast. Slow again.
...moreIt is an unimaginable gift until you’ve done it, shaving off a self.
...moreThe speaker must believe in transience, in shapeshifting without permission.
...moreI’ve known since I was a child that the world is ending. I felt it in my bones.
...more“Everyone is female, and everyone hates it.” A provocation. An invitation.
...moreXandria Phillips discusses their debut full-length collection, HULL.
...moreIf the art of drag has taught me one thing, it’s that I am not unique.
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