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From the Archives: Rumpus Original Fiction: Em

  • Johanna Dong
  • April 3, 2023
For her twenty-first birthday, Kiều’s younger siblings set fire to her bed.
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Finding Meaning at the Edge of Reality: Talking with Elissa Washuta

  • Greg Mania
  • November 17, 2021
Elissa Washuta discusses her new essay collection, WHITE MAGIC.
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Language Is the Spell: Kathryn Nuernberger’s The Witch of Eye

  • Geri Lipschultz
  • April 7, 2021
A compendium of pungent and poignant biographical narratives of numerous so-called witches, The Witch of Eye is difficult to put down.
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Possibility Is Spellbinding: The Lightness by Emily Temple

  • David Lerner Schwartz
  • January 6, 2021
In short, lightness is the capacity to leave without regret.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Jenny Hval

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • October 21, 2020
Jenny Hval discusses her new novel, GIRLS AGAINST GOD.
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FUNNY WOMEN: How to Write the Perfect Fantasy Novel

  • Laurel Dixon
  • September 24, 2020
Get creative! “Brian” could become “Bryawn,” courter of women, slayer of ogres.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #227: Karen Salyer McElmurray

  • Chris Moore
  • July 23, 2020
“You’re solving this mystery, you’re taking this journey, but that’s only an opening to another journey.”
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Queer, Magicked Reality: A Conversation with JD Scott

  • Jen Cox
  • June 24, 2020
JD Scott discusses their new story collection, MOONFLOWER, NIGHTSHADE, ALL THE HOURS OF THE DAY.
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A Time and a Place: Talking with Faylita Hicks

  • Saaret E. Yoseph
  • December 30, 2019
Faylita Hicks discusses her debut poetry collection, HOODWITCH.
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A Modern-Day Witch: Talking Augusten Burroughs

  • Haley Sherif
  • October 16, 2019
Augusten Burroughs discusses his new memoir, TOIL & TROUBLE.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Hanif Abdurraqib

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • September 24, 2019
Hanif Abdurraqib discusses his new collection, A FORTUNE FOR YOUR DISASTER.
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The Thread: Mother Me

  • Marissa Korbel
  • February 13, 2018
Enchantment. Lying. Are they really so different?
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