From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction: Forty-Six
Waiting to turn forty-six is like standing in the unrelenting sunshine.
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...moreGene Kwak discusses his debut novel, GO HOME, RICKY!
...moreMan was living on the moon but Medicare was still a disaster.
...moreTelevision babysat our family—our thirteen-channel set, reception via a rooftop antenna.
...moreVince Granata discusses his debut memoir, EVERYTHING IS FINE.
...moreReading Kristen Arnett’s With Teeth is like taking an afternoon drive down the I-4 of my memory.
...moreSonora Jha discusses her new book, HOW TO RAISE A FEMINIST SON.
...moreKiese Laymon discusses the revised HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA.
...moreChang-rae Lee discusses his new novel, MY YEAR ABROAD.
...moreBryan Washington discusses his new novel, MEMORIAL.
...moreThe thing we most had in common was that none of us wanted to be there.
...moreThe survivor is left to ponder whom he has become.
...moreAimee Liu discusses her new novel, GLORIOUS BOY.
...moreA Black boy, no matter how young, was not a child. He was a future criminal.
...moreIt’s a strange thing, seeing a reliable machine fail. Seeing a hero crash to earth.
...moreIn my hands is the record of my youth.
...moreAlready, at nine, my son knows that eating makes me happy.
...moreShe was living in little shack balanced among the branches of a tree.
...moreAugusten Burroughs discusses his new memoir, TOIL & TROUBLE.
...moreThe dark holds me as long as I will let it.
...moreSaeed Jones discusses his new memoir, HOW WE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES.
...moreTo grieve is to demonstrate dedication to those we love.
...moreFor Little Dog, putting language to memory becomes a way to survive.
...moreThe airless bubble expanding over their yard now included him. He could hardly breathe.
...moreMichele Filgate discusses WHAT MY MOTHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT.
...more“I wanted it to feel like it was done with urgency because it was.”
...moreA Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...moreMichele Filgate discusses her forthcoming anthology, WHAT MY MOTHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT.
...moreMusic has haunted me my whole life.
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