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Read ENOUGH Politics Rumpus Original Sex ENOUGH: Towards Survival The RumpusJanuary 16, 2018 A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.Read
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Read Rumpus Original Thick and Thin Noley ReidJanuary 15, 2018 Today is not the day I can eat like a normal person and not tomorrow either. But maybe the day after that or the next one after.Read
Read Mini-Interviews The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #117: Paula Carter Amy DanzerJanuary 4, 2018 "One of my core beliefs is that, by sharing our stories, we come to understand each other more and build empathy."Read
Read Rumpus Original It’s Fine, It’s Good, It’s Beautiful A.D. CarrDecember 22, 2017 And the trees—each positioned in corner windows in the front of the house—they will be the talk of the neighborhood. This is how a house becomes a home.Read
Film An Open Letter to George Bailey Amy ShearnDecember 20, 2017 "That’s right: George Bailey needs to chill. Don’t @ me."Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original The Ability to Pass Becomes Her Cage: Talking with SJ Sindu Raj ChakrapaniDecember 11, 2017 SJ Sindu discusses her new novel, Marriage of a Thousand Lies, queer readings of Hindu scriptures, and issues of privilege and power.Read
Read Comics Rumpus Comics Spotlight Spotlight: “Perfect Sisters” by Joyanna M and Lily Bell Joyanna M and Lily BellDecember 5, 2017 "Sister Love" touches on how a traditional family can fail the victim of domestic violence, and how that failure can compound the victim's trauma.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original Going Off-Script: A Conversation with Mandy Len Catron Zoey Leigh PetersonNovember 27, 2017 Mandy Len Catron discusses How to Fall in Love with Anyone: A Memoir in Essays, what makes for a thoughtful love story, and the politics of love.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original Writing the Truth: A Conversation with David Hicks Christine SneedOctober 20, 2017 David Hicks discusses his debut novel, White Plains, how much truth resides in a work of fiction, and becoming a full-time fiction writer.Read
Read Rumpus Original TORCH TORCH: Over the Borderline Harmony HazardOctober 19, 2017 I'm writing about the border through the eyes of children because the border is a problem of the imagination.Read