What to Read When You Feel Fragmented and Seek Structure
Chelsea Biondolillo shares a reading list in celebration of her debut essay collection, THE SKIN BIRD.
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Penny Guisinger
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The Rumpus Has the Best American Essays (and also, Goodbye!)
The last two years editing the Sunday Rumpus have allowed us to publish an exciting range of longform essays, and we’re honored to have had the chance to work with daring…
Weekend Rumpus Roundup
First, Brandon Hicks exercises his satirical muscle in “The Cartoonists: Profiles.” Then, in the Saturday Essay, Steven D. Howe bravely exposes his relationship with his father to the light, a relationship bruised by…
Postcards From Here by Penny Guisinger
Sarah Einstein reviews Penny Guisinger's new collection of vignettes, Postcards From Here.
Weekend Rumpus Roundup
First, in the Saturday Essay, Alana Hauser remembers the evil spirit from David Lynch’s eerie TV drama, Twin Peaks. The “parasitic” spirit, named Bob, is “a frightening reflection on the pervasive reality…
The Sunday Rumpus Essay: The Sound of Galton’s Whistle
Those acres of wild were not about to cough up what I was missing no matter how much I clapped and whistled.