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monsters

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Rumpus Original Fiction: The Lavaliere

  • MH Rowe
  • October 31, 2018
Every monster has a history with another monster.
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We Create Our Own Monsters: Talking with Rahna Reiko Rizzuto

  • Amy Danzer
  • September 24, 2018
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto discusses her newest book, SHADOW CHILD.
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The Final Girl

  • Kelly J. Baker
  • March 13, 2018
I wanted to be scared because being terrified taught me how to survive.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Sarah Blake

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • January 30, 2018
Sarah Blake discusses her new collection, Let's Not Live on Earth, questions in poems, monsters, and the challenge of writing a dystopia.
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It’s Never Too Late to Be Found: A Conversation with Rene Denfeld

  • Kelly Thompson
  • September 4, 2017
Rene Denfeld discusses her latest book, The Child Finder, the ways in which trauma traps us, and the important role of imagination in finding resilience and escape.
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Nádleehí: One Who Changes

  • Byron F. Aspaas
  • January 14, 2017
I am scared. I will continue to be scared. I am scared that, one day, I will not be able to run as fast as my dad who eluded rocks and a tire iron.
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Jaquira Díaz

  • Deesha Philyaw
  • August 17, 2016
Jaquira Díaz discusses the challenge of writing about family members, her greatest joy as a writer, and her literary role models.
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Sleeping with Monsters

  • Guia Cortassa
  • May 31, 2016
Late the next night a noise roused me from my sleep—wailing and cursing and then banging, more banging than ever, both fists full-force against the plaster. Filtered through the sleep…
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The Rumpus Interview with Victor LaValle

  • Samuel Sattin
  • March 30, 2016
Victor LaValle discusses his latest book, The Ballad of Black Tom, patience, H.P. Lovecraft, and reinvention.
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The Rumpus Interview with Lincoln Michel

  • Kyle Lucia Wu
  • October 19, 2015
Lincoln Michel talks about his debut short story collection, Upright Beasts, his interest in monsters, and what sources of culture outside of literature inspire him.
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The Rumpus Interview with Yumi Sakugawa

  • Mia Nakaji Monnier
  • September 18, 2015
Yumi Sakugawa discusses her latest book, Ikebana, discovering meditation, exploring blank spaces, and drawing a world of sentient oranges and one-eyed monsters.
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His Greatest Masterpiece

  • Roe McDermott
  • April 10, 2015
The banality of evil hides in people, and who they unleash it upon become forever tainted by their names. They become one. Creator and monster. Evil by association.
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