Silence Is the Fertile Field: Talking with Fenton Johnson
Fenton Johnson discusses his new book, AT THE CENTER OF ALL BEAUTY.
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Posts Tagged: marriage
Marital Piss
My body tightened as the knee-jerk worry of being seen and outed flooded back.
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The Mentor Series: Cynthia Newberry Martin and Pam Houston
Cynthia Newberry Martin interviews her mentor, Pam Houston.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Biswell and Hope Get a Dog, A Story in Three Epiphanies
He barks at Coco. Coco barks back.
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ENOUGH: Beautiful Teeth
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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What It Means to Be a Human: Talking with Maggie Downs
Maggie Downs discusses her debut memoir, BRAVER THAN YOU THINK.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Biswell and Hope and the Job, A Story in Five Epiphanies
I’d love to prove that I can sell windows.
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The Joypain of Parenting: Lydia Kiesling’s The Golden State
This is both the exercise and exorcism of motherhood.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Biswell and Hope, the Surprise Pregnancy, Conception
“You’re a bomb,” Biswell says to Hope.
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ENOUGH: Trapped
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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What Toulouse-Lautrec Taught Me about Intimacy
I wanted to stop withholding from them, but withholding was like a drug.
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Too Close to Home
I can’t relax. Bullets are on my mind.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: The Howard County Rapture
It was a Friday morning at 9:34 a.m. when the Rapture occurred.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: The Witch House
What was I now? A witness? A victim? A mother? A suspect?
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All These Ostriches: A Conversation with R. Eric Thomas
R. Eric Thomas discusses his debut memoir-in-essays, HERE FOR IT.
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Turning Purple: The Year of the Defector
I needed love big enough to make my own hunger seem small.
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Your Schooling Is Your Voice: Talking with Abi Daré
Abi Daré discusses her debut novel, THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #205: Beth Alvarado
“For me, when I write nonfiction, my mind moves from the outside to the inside.”
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Rumpus Original Fiction: The Mother We Share
This is what happens when I listen. I react.
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A Political Pregnancy
Are my choices in this culture so firmly dictated by my ability to give birth?
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Be a Reed in the Wind: Talking with Aisha Sharif
Aisha Sharif discusses her debut collection of poetry, TO KEEP FROM UNDRESSING.
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Exceptional Pain and Power: Lima :: Limón by Natalie Scenters-Zapico
See how visceral? Before I opened this book, I felt I was already inside it.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Ojalá
There is an irony that sometimes rings Mona like a bell.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #203: Molly Spencer
“I would say the primary role of speech in these poems is to attempt something. To try.”
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Lesbian Poetry’s Vatic Voices: The Specter of Ecocatastrophe
Change happens. It is dramatic. Poetry transformed lesbian lives.
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A Soul-Satisfying Crunch: Kitchen Sink Granola Bars
Following Sunday services, everyone had gathered for a potluck meal.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Biswell and Hope, Christmas: A Story in Four Epiphanies
She can really throw herself into a stoning.
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ENOUGH: Give Me the Biggest Piece You Have
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Love Story as Case Study: A Conversation with Rheea Mukherjee
Rheea Mukherjee discusses her debut novel, THE BODY MYTH.
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