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Rumpus Original Fiction: Breaking Through

I read somewhere that sounds don’t stop, they keep going all the way into deep space, reflecting off whatever might be in the way and speeding infinitely on. My head feels like deep space, and those voices haven’t even begun to wind down in there.

The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Cynthia Dewi Oka

Cynthia Dewi Oka discusses her new collection, FIRE IS NOT A COUNTRY.

That Little Bit of Magic: A Conversation with Ramiza Shamoun Koya

Ramiza Shamoun Koya discusses her debut novel, THE ROYAL ABDULS.

Both Past and Present: A Conversation with Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Poet Marcelo Hernandez Castillo discusses his debut memoir, CHILDREN OF THE LAND.

Closing Nazareth: On Shelter

We stood with the open-handed absence which finally allowed for a telling.

Stories of Survival: A Conversation with Katya Cengel

Katya Cengel discusses her new book, EXILED.

The Unreality Marches On: Ice by Anna Kavan

Kavan’s masterful and exacting prose never lets us forget that violence has to do with the human—specifically with the man—starting with the violence of language itself.

Comics

Homebodies: Kindly Use, Part II

Susan Sarandon, “Bernie Bro” Politics, and White Privilege

As a longtime fan, it pains me to say it, but Sarandon is everything that's wrong with mainstream, non-intersectional white feminism.

Politics

Politics Sunday

“All of the prostitutes are against the reopening of the brothels.” The French sex workers’ union takes a surprising stance. (Well, maybe not that surprising if you think about it.) (via…

Politics

Politics Sunday

“One in four Americans is employed to protect the rich.” Here’s an underreported story: Dominicans are coming to the aid of Haitians, despite a less-than-idyllic history between the two countries.…

No One Is Innocent

Yiyun Li’s arresting debut novel, The Vagrants, should be required reading for anyone interested in political fanaticism and state-sponsored tyranny.

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