The Rumpus Interview with Vanessa Hua
Vanessa Hua discusses her debut collection, Deceit and Other Possibilities, writing fiction in order to understand life as an American-born child of immigrants, and the importance of literary community.
...more
Posts Tagged: Hiking
The Trouble with Confidence
“But what are the statistics? Aren’t you taking a similar risk just driving?” Wide-eyed, attentive, he leans forward slightly.
...more
Trail’s End
“This must be where we meander,” I said with relief. “How far do you think we’ve come?”
...moreDon’t Follow the Leader: Tips for the Desert
Hiking for me is meditation if I approach it mindfully. When (my brother) Jim Breithaupt hiked the Huachuca Passage in the Arizona desert with family, he encountered some mishaps along the way. Nothing major—just getting lost and running into smugglers. Read more at Cargo Literary.
...more
The Mortgage Arrangement
It’s true that real estate can’t save a marriage. But it might be equally true that it can save a relationship.
...more
The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Accidental Curators
He staggers; he loses his standoff with gravity. It was never a fair fight.
...more
Ursa Major
Last month a bear ripped into my tent, clenched his teeth onto my upper left arm, just below my shoulder, and would not let go.
...more
The Hermit and the Hawk
As the morning progresses I become less interested in where Zirrer had lived, and more interested in what brought him here to begin with. Why, I wonder, does a man choose to opt out of the world?
...more
The Last Book I Loved: Solo Faces
Reading Solo Faces, I felt like I was peering into a life Matt and I once longed for, one I never entered completely.
...more
The Rumpus Interview with Kara Richardson Whitely
Author Kara Richardson Whitely discusses her new memoir, Gorge: My Journey Up Kilimanjaro at 300 Pounds, surviving food addiction and the trauma of being molested, and what comes next.
...more
The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Praying Like Wild, An A-Z Trail Guide
Mallory McDuff uses the structure of an A-Z primer to explore the legacy left behind by her parents and her childhood in the Episcopal church.
...moreAlone in the woods: A New Memoir
Rumpus contributor Micah Perks has a new eBook out on Shebooks called, Alone In The Woods: Cheryl Strayed, my daughter and me. Micah Perks’ candid short memoir takes an insightful look at women and the wild, the wildness she experienced as a child on a commune in the Adirondack wilderness, the ways women and wildness […]
...more