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Play for Camera

  • William Horn
  • February 3, 2022
I want to tell her that Hunter is Hunter and Daisy is Daisy and both should be allowed to breathe. I want to tell her I know the instinct to split yourself in half, too, that I know the violence required to hold your true self in shadow, that I have another name I only dare whisper.
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Turning the Lights On

  • Tyler Anne Whichard
  • December 8, 2021
I feel guilt in the not good enough I carry alongside the not bad enough.
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A Poet of Ecology: Talking with Kate Gaskin

  • Randy Brown
  • April 28, 2021
Kate Gaskin discusses her debut collection, FOREVER WAR.
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Reimagining the Whole Damn World: A Conversation with Sonora Jha

  • Margot Kahn
  • April 16, 2021
Sonora Jha discusses her new book, HOW TO RAISE A FEMINIST SON.
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Black Kids in Space: Afrofuturism and Mainstream Comedy

  • Jada F. Smith
  • November 4, 2020
We have to lead with our imagination, not with preconceived limitations.
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Conversations with Literary Ex-Cons: Gustavo Alvarez

  • Cullen Thomas
  • October 14, 2020
Gustavo “Goose” Alvarez talks with Cullen Thomas about PRISON RAMEN, and more.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Tracy O’Neill

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  • May 20, 2020
Tracy O’Neill discusses her new novel QUOTIENTS.
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Marine Base Alchemy

  • Annie Connole
  • September 10, 2019
We drive out, shedding tears inside, only for ourselves, only for the beauty.
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Finding the Inside Story: A Conversation with Paul Crenshaw

  • Megan Culhane Galbraith
  • August 2, 2019
Paul Crenshaw discusses his debut essay collection, THIS ONE WILL HURT YOU.
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ENOUGH: It Takes a Woman

  • The Rumpus
  • April 23, 2019
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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Objectivity Is My Enemy: A Conversation with Dave Cullen

  • Karen Auvinen
  • April 19, 2019
Dave Cullen discusses his new book, PARKLAND: BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT.
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War Games: Kill Class by Nomi Stone

  • Molly Spencer
  • March 15, 2019
What happens when we play along with something not real—does it become real?
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