From the Archives: Rumpus Original Fiction: Emergency Lifeboats: 24 (12 on Each Side)
“What’s a six-letter word for ignoring truth,” she might say, without looking up from the puzzle.
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Join NOW!“What’s a six-letter word for ignoring truth,” she might say, without looking up from the puzzle.
...moreThere’s a lot of rules or feelings about how writing a book should be, but very little of that actually corresponds with reality.
...moreIt’s always been ground glass, scraping against my insides. I imagine a light held to the place where I open would illuminate a mess of torn flesh, throbbing red-wet.
...moreThis made sense to me. Body + stressor = reaction.
...moreAmanda Moore discusses her debut poetry collection, REQUEENING.
...more“We wanted to give voice to people who are often spoken for.”
...moreIs he there? Does he hear? Does he understand?
...moreThere was nothing in the world I had ever needed to do quite like dance.
...moreMy hands grow cold and rigid. In those blue-tinged palms, I can see my future.
...moreGina Frangello discusses her debut memoir, BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN.
...moreIt’s exhausting, I realize, to constantly convince myself that I matter.
...moreMolly Spencer discusses her new collection, HINGE.
...moreJudith H. Montgomery discusses her latest poetry collection, MERCY.
...moreSecrecy stitched us a fraudulent reality. Denial masqueraded as hope.
...moreThe first time I had my breasts removed was hard. The second time, less so.
...moreMegan Cummins discusses her debut story collection, IF THE BODY ALLOWS IT.
...moreChinatown comes to vivid life in Yu’s hands.
...moreI needed my beauty to be invisible, either accidental or not at all.
...moreIt was personal, as the detectives on my favorite shows always said.
...moreWhat my mind cannot yet fathom, my body already knows.
...moreMy defensiveness has never been what’s saved me.
...moreMaggie Downs discusses her debut memoir, BRAVER THAN YOU THINK.
...moreVictoria Chang discusses her new poetry collection, OBIT.
...moreAn exclusive cover reveal + excerpt from Lee Matalone’s debut, HOME MAKING.
...moreReveal yourself. Reveal yourself. You cannot be dead. Reveal yourself.
...moreThe only thing I can count on to be there tomorrow is my body. And yours.
...moreWhat price have we paid for our silence?
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