From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction—The Christmas Party
I laugh. My laugh, this thing that sounds better on somebody else.
...moreI laugh. My laugh, this thing that sounds better on somebody else.
...moreWith Sarah Ghazal Ali, Erin L. McCoy, and Tawanda Mulalu.
...moreIn Midnight in Cairo, the lives of the enterprising divas are interlinked.
...moreAnjali Enjeti discusses SOUTHBOUND and THE PARTED EARTH.
...more“The difference with memorializing my story is that I have invited others to live it, for a moment.”
...moreBhaswati Ghosh discusses her debut novel, VICTORY COLONY, 1950.
...moreFariha Róisín discusses her debut novel, LIKE A BIRD.
...moreBut perhaps it is our want for firm ground that Bolina is challenging.
...moreI refuse to play the part, but I play the part.
...moreA poetry of coalition building: how would that sound?
...moreAria Aber discusses her debut poetry collection, HARD DAMAGE.
...more“Ultimately art is about making sense of our brief lives on earth.”
...moreRamiza Shamoun Koya discusses her debut novel, THE ROYAL ABDULS.
...moreTatyana Fazlalizadeh discusses her new book, STOP TELLING WOMEN TO SMILE.
...moreAisha Sharif discusses her debut collection of poetry, TO KEEP FROM UNDRESSING.
...moreDishonesty became a form of protection.
...moreI know some people believe it’s just hair. That it’s not a big deal.
...moreThe speaker in Hard Damage, it seems, is writing herself to life.
...moreSecrets are expectations passed down over silent years.
...moreFatimah Asghar discusses the new anthology she co-edited, HALAL IF YOU HEAR ME.
...moreHuda Al-Marashi discusses her new memoir, FIRST COMES MARRIAGE.
...moreAn enjoyable and thought-provoking read, Moon Brow trades on its striking and unusual formal features to allude to the complexities and consequences of war.
...moreBushra Rehman discusses her new poetry collection, MARIANNA’S BEAUTY SALON.
...more“If you can’t really tell the whole story in five thousand words, are you really a writer?”
...moreThe obscenities and tragedies of American life pile up with speed, and in quantities, that are appalling.
...moreIt seems when our dialogue loses nuance, society in turn loses its mind.
...moreConfession: I’m a Hindu who loves Christmas.
...moreHaroon Moghul discusses How to Be a Muslim: An American Story, his own religious journey, and the blessings that come with being an outsider.
...moreRabih Alameddine discusses his newest novel, The Angel of History, surviving the AIDS epidemic, and the role of religion in his life and writing.
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