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From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction: Forty-Six

  • Amy Neswald
  • September 5, 2022
Waiting to turn forty-six is like standing in the unrelenting sunshine.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Gene Kwak

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • November 17, 2021
Gene Kwak discusses his debut novel, GO HOME, RICKY!
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Rumpus Exclusive: “The Human”

  • Wendy J. Fox
  • August 9, 2021
Man was living on the moon but Medicare was still a disaster.
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Voices on Addiction: Safety in a Blue Light

  • Charles G. Thompson
  • July 13, 2021
Television babysat our family—our thirteen-channel set, reception via a rooftop antenna.
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Uncollapsing Memory: A Conversation with Vince Granata

  • Mary South
  • June 4, 2021
Vince Granata discusses his debut memoir, EVERYTHING IS FINE.
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A Love That Leaves Scars: With Teeth by Kristen Arnett

  • A. Poythress
  • May 19, 2021
Reading Kristen Arnett’s With Teeth is like taking an afternoon drive down the I-4 of my memory.
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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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Heat

  • Shaan Amin
  • March 23, 2021
I feared this ravening thing in myself, in men.
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On Resilience, Tender Rituals, and Responsible Love: Talking with Kiese Laymon

  • April Blevins Pejic
  • March 15, 2021
Kiese Laymon discusses the revised HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA.
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The Lure of the Process: Talking with Chang-rae Lee

  • Janet Rodriguez
  • March 10, 2021
Chang-rae Lee discusses his new novel, MY YEAR ABROAD.
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Where Words Often Fail: Talking with Bryan Washington

  • Shanti Escalante-De Mattei
  • October 28, 2020
Bryan Washington discusses his new novel, MEMORIAL.
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Voices on Addiction: Letting It Suck

  • Liesl Schwabe
  • August 11, 2020
The thing we most had in common was that none of us wanted to be there.
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