Posts Tagged: marriage

From the Archives: Rumpus Original Fiction: The Bad Kind of Puppy

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That was when she realized: the ticking was coming from inside herself.

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From the Archives: Rumpus Original Fiction: Emergency Lifeboats: 24 (12 on Each Side)

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“What’s a six-letter word for ignoring truth,” she might say, without looking up from the puzzle.

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From the Archive: The Rumpus Interview with Jade Sharma

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Jade Sharma discusses her first novel Problems, the complicated feelings that came with debuting to rave reviews, and her writing and editing processes.

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From the Archive: Why Writing Matters in the Age of Despair

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No word is wasted. No story is told in vain.

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The Last Poem I Loved: “In Defense of Our Overgrown Garden” by Matthea Harvey

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I read poetry for enjoyment now, to feel seen, and to see the world differently.

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ENOUGH: How the President Broke Up My Marriage

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A Rumpus series of work by women, trans, and nonbinary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.

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Bringing to Light: A Gathering and Tethering of Memory in Darla Himeles’s Cleave

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Poems echo, rebound, and speak to one another.

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Creating a Fractured Whole: Megan Culhane Galbraith’s The Guild of the Infant Saviour

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To have lost, found, and then lost again seems especially wrenching, a kind of unmothering.

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A Small Universe Set in Motion: Talking with Amanda Moore

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Amanda Moore discusses her debut poetry collection, REQUEENING.

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Finding Meaning in Where the Why Leads: Talking with Kyle Beachy

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Kyle Beachy discusses his new memoir, THE MOST FUN THING.

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How We Create Ourselves: Second Place by Rachel Cusk

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The voice reaches and reaches at answers to broad questions. Sometimes it pulls back pieces of insight and beauty.

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Rumpus Original Fiction: Barong

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Appearance aside, my boss took his work seriously.

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Malus Domestica

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Apples do not grow “true to seed,” meaning that what you put in the ground isn’t always what comes back out of it.

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