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Joe at the Aquarium

  • Ariél M. Martinez
  • December 16, 2021
I pushed him so he glided through the fish, the eels, the boxed-in worlds of blues.
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Life as a Series of Small Gestures: Talking with Jennifer Fliss

  • Ruth LeFaive
  • December 15, 2021
Jennifer Fliss discusses her debut story collection, THE PREDATORY ANIMAL BALL.
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Bear Witness: What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J. A. Chancy

  • Gracie Jordan
  • December 8, 2021
Remember us, the characters seem to beg of the reader, imagined mirrors of the real lives lost and mourned.
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Girl, Falling

  • Lara Vergnaud
  • December 1, 2021
This made sense to me. Body + stressor = reaction.
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Wash

  • Karine Hack
  • November 16, 2021
I hate the word clean. It’s antiseptic, scrubbed raw; it makes me think of sin and guilt and a God I don’t believe in.
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Voices on Addiction: Vessel

  • Hillary Leftwich
  • November 15, 2021
We both can disappear in our own ways, can't we?
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What Russian Grammar Taught Me about Death

  • Alison Macke
  • November 11, 2021
I wanted to feel in control of something, but I didn’t know how to say that.
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Smoke Signals to the Dead: A Conversation with Jenny Qi

  • Tria Wen
  • November 10, 2021
Jenny Qi discusses her debut poetry collection, FOCAL POINT.
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Holding Together What’s Left: The Blues of Heaven by Barbara Ras

  • Kelly Terwilliger
  • November 5, 2021
You want to, but do you? Do you dare hope?
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Lindsay Merbaum

  • Ina Roy-Faderman
  • October 28, 2021
“It was like wandering through my own labyrinth.”
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Gods Arrive Where We Pay Attention: A Conversation with Avni Vyas

  • Erin Hoover
  • October 20, 2021
Avni Vyas discusses her debut poetry collection, LITTLE GOD.
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Reclaiming the Roots of Self-Care: A Conversation with Nneka M. Okona

  • Celeste Chan
  • October 11, 2021
Nneka M. Okona discusses her new book, SELF-CARE FOR GRIEF.
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