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Drip

  • Evan Joseph Massey
  • January 5, 2021
But I think durag because, well, I’ve seen plenty in my life.
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Comb or Brush? An Immigrant’s Knotty Dilemma

  • Anu Kandikuppa
  • November 19, 2020
I was curious. What was the origin of the comb versus brush divide?
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A New Version of Possibility: Talking with Juliana Delgado Lopera

  • Sarah Haas
  • February 26, 2020
Juliana Delgado Lopera discusses their new novel, FIEBRE TROPICAL.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Lisbon, the Truncated City”

  • Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida
  • February 24, 2020
Our love of the superfluous is helpful in better understanding ourselves.
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The Beat of the Poem: Talking with Tatiana Figueroa Ramirez

  • Hannah Grieco
  • January 27, 2020
Tatiana Figueroa Ramirez discusses her debut poetry collection, COCONUT CURLS Y CAFÉ CON LECHE.
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Be a Reed in the Wind: Talking with Aisha Sharif

  • Wendy J. Fox
  • January 22, 2020
Aisha Sharif discusses her debut collection of poetry, TO KEEP FROM UNDRESSING.
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The Thread: Hairy Mary Full of Grace

  • Marissa Korbel
  • December 17, 2019
What a strange depiction. Mary, mother of Jesus, covered in hair.
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Barren Spaces

  • Zainab A. Omaki
  • October 3, 2019
I know some people believe it’s just hair. That it’s not a big deal.
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A Confluence of Narratives: Talking with Debra Gwartney

  • Sara Rauch
  • June 21, 2019
Debra Gwartney discusses her new memoir, I AM A STRANGER HERE MYSELF.
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Atomic Comb-over

  • Argyle C. Klopnik, Esq.
  • September 25, 2017
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Stories in Their Hair

  • Michelle Vider
  • August 9, 2016
Jessica Miller writes for Catapult on hair during World War II, using the practical reality of people’s hair to glimpse into war’s ordinary life and extraordinary horrors.
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Strands

  • Jennifer Marie Donahue
  • April 22, 2016
The self was attacking the self. My body was blaming itself: it didn't matter how many times I said or anyone else said, “It isn't your fault.” I believed it was.
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