Read Features & Reviews Mini-Interviews Poetry The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #209: Lisa Olstein Elizabeth McCrackenMarch 5, 2020 “I don’t think I know how to write if I’m not guided by sound—that’s when it feels like I’m flailing or straining.”Read
Read Comics Rumpus Comics Spotlight Spotlight: “Migraine Couch” by Allyson Hoffman Allyson HoffmanJuly 12, 2016 “Migraine Couch” reflects how daily life and memory are shaped by chronic illness.Read
Read Music Rumpus Original Sound Takes: Heaven Abby HiggsAugust 27, 2015 I had enjoyed the song "Black Rainbow" from their upcoming LP, Heaven, so much that I’d actually thought, “Hey, this would be a great song to have a migraine to.”Read
Read Rumpus Original The Sunday Rumpus Essay: Cold Blue Cathy BellNovember 2, 2014 On freezing winter nights, Cathy Bell finds some small respite from the pain of migraines and maternal estrangement.Read