To Gleam at the Periphery: Talking with Kendra DeColo
Kendra DeColo discusses her new collection, I AM NOT TRYING TO HIDE MY HUNGERS FROM THE WORLD.
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Posts Tagged: mothering
Malus Domestica
Apples do not grow “true to seed,” meaning that what you put in the ground isn’t always what comes back out of it.
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In All the History of Wanting
For what, after all, is more monstrous than a woman who wants?
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Playing House: A Conversation with Megan Culhane Galbraith
Megan Culhane Galbraith discusses her debut book, THE GUILD OF THE INFANT SAVIOUR.
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Writing toward Meaning: A Conversation with Ethel Rohan
Ethel Rohan discusses her new story collection, IN THE EVENT OF CONTACT.
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Finding Home in a Cult’s Aftermath: Talking with Ronit Plank
Ronit Plank discusses her new memoir, WHEN SHE COMES BACK.
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The Song and the Silence: Talking with Shin Yu Pai
Shin Yu Pai discusses her new book, ENSŌ.
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Writing for a Trans Audience: Talking with Torrey Peters
Torrey Peters discusses her debut novel, DETRANSITION, BABY.
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What Could Be: All Its Charms by Keetje Kuipers
The decision to have a child is fraught at the best of times.
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What to Read When You Want to Rethink Motherhood
Rumpus editors share a Mother’s Day reading list to challenge traditional views of motherhood!
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We want your essays on mothering outside the margins!
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: On Madness and Mad Men
In my eight years as a Mad Men fan, the series has repeatedly prompted me to reflect on parenting.
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This is my second-to-last round-up before I go on hiatus for my book tour, which is a sprawling, insane thing that’s lasting until the end of April, on and off. That’s nothing, of course, compared to the duration of some tours (the fabulous Adderall Diaries tour, for example, that gave birth to the Daily Rumpus), but I […]
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