From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction—The Christmas Party
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...moreHow does one come to feel American in the eyes of others?
...moreThe faces of the students appeared one by one, both there and not.
...moreIt is only by holding Whitman accountable for all of his language that we can also love other parts of his language and poetics.
...moreThere aren’t enough trains in Los Angeles. Not enough for me to sleep.
...moreThe best books I have read about motherhood have not reassured me that these feelings will resolve.
...moreNneka M. Okona discusses her new book, SELF-CARE FOR GRIEF.
...moreJanice Lee discusses her new novel, IMAGINE A DEATH.
...moreJo Lloyd discusses her debut story collection, SOMETHING WONDERFUL.
...moreThe richly historied form of the sonnet is a powerhouse for holding the past.
...moreIn that moment of quiet, I screamed, as loud as I could, “I’m bisexual.”
...moreJoy Lanzendorfer discusses her debut novel, RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM.
...moreJonathan Parks-Ramage discusses his debut novel, YES, DADDY.
...moreJoy Ladin discusses the new edition of THE BOOK OF ANNA.
...moreLaurel Nakanishi discusses her debut poetry collection, ASHORE.
...moreShy Watson discusses her new collection, HORROR VACUI: POEMS AND OTHER WRITINGS.
...moreCalling on spirits is a communal act, multiple hands on the planchette.
...moreBut look at this poet-speaker speaking the unspeakable!
...moreEula Biss discusses her new book, HAVING AND BEING HAD.
...moreWhat Taussig does, then, is ground these ideas in reality through her own lived experiences.
...moreI was curious. What was the origin of the comb versus brush divide?
...moreWhat does it mean to be free?
...moreBut perhaps it is our want for firm ground that Bolina is challenging.
...moreNoé Álvarez discusses his debut memoir, SPIRIT RUN.
...moreWhat does our “future-dread,” as O’Connell puts it, show us about our own lives in the present?
...moreAll anyone really wants is to be seen and heard, and yet we avoid seeing and hearing others every day.
...moreBarbara Jane Reyes discusses her new collection, LETTERS TO A YOUNG BROWN GIRL.
...moreRaven Leilani discusses her debut novel, LUSTER.
...moreMorgan Jerkins discusses her new book, WANDERING IN STRANGE LANDS.
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