Rumpus Original Fiction: The Softest Part
We sleep and we pretend to sleep. We wait for the day to turn into night.
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Posts Tagged: heartbreak
Heartbreak and Hair Dye: Talking with Amy Feltman
Amy Feltman discusses her debut novel, WILLA & HESPER.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Drink the Wine That Moves You
Were they all just kittens, really, the comfort of their warm blood the only defense between life and a dump in the river?
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Mustard Seeds
At the end of the week, which was long with sleepless nights, Miri picked her heart out of the kitchen sink, put it in a paper lunch bag, and took it to the witch.
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Sunday Rumpus Poetry: Three Poems by Amy Strauss Friedman
I thought that hearts were meant to function as uteri, / to grow linings that bleed clotty when life won’t adhere, / to stall like rusty engines in barren winters, / unprepared for the seasonal shift.
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Tara Betts
Tara Betts discusses her newest collection, Break the Habit, the burden placed on black women artists to be both artist and activist, and why writing is rooted in identity.
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The Rumpus Interview with Sandra Cisneros
Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street, talks about her new memoir, A House of My Own, living in a post-9/11 era, and the necessity of heartbreak.
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Across the Divide
The proof of their friendship came through years of devotion.
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(n.); pain near or in the heart; suffering from or exhibiting overwhelming sorrow, grief or disappointment, particularly due to romantic love; heartburn “Deadly grief is not about stress alone, scientists say. It shines a light on the physiological bonds of love.” –Kirsten Weir, “Can You Die From a Broken Heart?” “You’ll be the death of […]
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True Romantic #1: Love Is My Cliff
We are always throwing ourselves into the unknown, hoping that things will work out, that we’ll be happy, that our story will make sense in the end.
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Dear Damien Rice’s Seminal 2002 Album O
A love letter to a great album, and a phase of life.
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Nick Cave Monday #18: “Lucy”
Who is Lucy? Nick’s ex-girlfriend? A ballerina? Whoever she was, we all have our Lucy. The woman who died too young. If you don’t have a Lucy yet, be assured, Lucy will come into your life. Perhaps a few times. When The Bad Seeds busted out with a live version of “Lucy” on their last […]
...moreThe Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
“When is it okay to write about heartbreak?” (via) “Edward Gorey” covers the classics. (via) At Jacket Copy, all things publishing-oriented at SXSW. The British love words so much they had a festival! Margaret Atwood is going to sing in a musical about hockey! (via)
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