Michael Phelps

  • Weekend Rumpus Roundup

    First, in the Saturday Interview, Penny Perkins speaks with Ramona Ausubel about Ausubel’s latest novel, Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty, her previous collections, and “the ways that stories change the real chemistry of the world.” Then, Jeff Lennon reviews Cynthia Cruz’s…

  • The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Distance Devotion

    The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Distance Devotion

    If I understood the difference between good and great in that moment, it would be years before I came to accept it.