From the Archive: 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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Join NOW!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.
...more“Balance is its own beautiful practice.”
...moreDid you see an animal? Did you see a bird? What did you see when you looked at me?
...moreThere is nothing I want more than a happy ending.
...moreIt took all of the world’s beauty for me step forward, once more.
...moreWe sleep and we pretend to sleep. We wait for the day to turn into night.
...moreAmy Feltman discusses her debut novel, WILLA & HESPER.
...moreWere they all just kittens, really, the comfort of their warm blood the only defense between life and a dump in the river?
...moreI 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.
...moreTara 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.
...moreSandra 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.
...moreThe proof of their friendship came through years of devotion.
...more(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 […]
...moreA love letter to a great album, and a phase of life.
...moreWho 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 […]
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