Rumpus Exclusive: “Kristy’s Invisible Hand and Das Baby-Sitters Club Kapital”
The babysitters inspired me, and Kristy’s entrepreneurial vision seemed plain yet elegant; easy-to-follow, too.
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Posts Tagged: money
Rumpus Original Fiction: Poor People Disappear
Nothing is not right. There is no indication there has ever been a house.
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Hauntings in the Kingdom of Money: Emily St. John Mandel’s The Glass Hotel
There is an admiration, here, of the transitory soul.
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The Space Between Vertebrae
My hands grow cold and rigid. In those blue-tinged palms, I can see my future.
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Work Isn’t All Hardship: Talking with Kikuko Tsumura
Kikuko Tsumura discusses her newly translated novel, THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS AN EASY JOB.
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The Debt Never Promised
I am making progress, but progress is slow.
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Sunflower Sick
Maybe this pandemic will make us a family.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: The Next Unicorn
My job was to help people suspend disbelief.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Black Talk
She wanted more, but couldn’t fathom releasing what she already had.
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Imposing the Life on the System: A Conversation with Eula Biss
Eula Biss discusses her new book, HAVING AND BEING HAD.
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A Different Kind of Butterfly Effect: Frances Cha’s If I Had Your Face
[Y]ou can’t grow up in a cultural milieu and be immune to what it loves.
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My Boyfriend, His Lover, and Me
There is nothing I want more than a happy ending.
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Intimate Characters: Talking with Laura Bogart
Laura Bogart discusses her debut novel, DON’T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.
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What to Read When a Global Pandemic Makes It Hard to Live Beyond Your Means
Sarah-Catherine Gutierrez shares a reading list to celebrate BUT FIRST, SAVE 10.
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Collisions and Dissonance: Talking with Lynn Steger Strong
Lynn Steger Strong discusses her new novel, WANT.
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Small Breeds
How do people function without the false promises of pressure?
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Alive and Slippery: Talking with Megan Giddings
Megan Giddings discusses her debut novel, LAKEWOOD.
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Between Illusion and Reality: A Conversation with Erin Pringle
Erin Pringle discusses her debut novel, HEZADA! I MISS YOU.
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Interestingness Is Always There: Talking with Jenny Odell
Jenny Odell discusses HOW TO DO NOTHING: RESISTING THE ATTENTION ECONOMY.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #207: Andrew Weatherhead
“I want my art to be symbiotic with my life, not separate from it.”
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Ojalá
There is an irony that sometimes rings Mona like a bell.
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Off the Grid: Talking with Jamie Beth Cohen
Jamie Beth Cohen discusses her debut novel, WASTED PRETTY.
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Everyone You Love Is Broke: The Not Wives by Carley Moore
How do you go on when the losses seem unbearable?
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I Am the Ignition
I don’t believe in redemption stories.
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Not All of Us Are on Vacation: Talking with Jason Allen
Jason Allen discusses his debut novel, THE EAST END.
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The Luxury of Choice: Talking with Joanne Ramos
Joanne Ramos discusses her debut novel, THE FARM.
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Bringing the Fun Back: Talking with Andrea Lawlor
Andrea Lawlor discusses PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL.
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Pronk: On Still Life Painting and the Price of Showing Off
Everything is political. To believe otherwise is a form of willful ignorance.
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Studying the City of Angels: A Conversation with Nina Revoyr
Nina Revoyr discusses her new novel, A STUDENT OF HISTORY.
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