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From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction: Mustard Seeds

  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall
  • August 1, 2022
At the end of the week, which was long with sleepless nights, Miri picked her heart out of the kitchen sink, put it in a paper lunch bag, and took it to the witch.
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From the Archive: The Saturday Rumpus Essay: I Left My Heart in Taos

  • b: william bearhart
  • May 10, 2022
You might gasp. You might gasp and your heart slips out. You whisper and let red willows drift toward the river.
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We Do What We Can: A Conversation with Ryka Aoki

  • Maylin Tu
  • December 13, 2021
Ryka Aoki discusses her second novel, LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS.
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Searching for Who We Want to Be: A Conversation with Trisha R. Thomas

  • Donna Hemans
  • September 27, 2021
Trisha R. Thomas discusses her new novel, WHAT PASSES AS LOVE.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: New Build

  • Jillian Grant
  • September 15, 2021
“What do we do about the new build?” I ask. “Do we finish it? Sell it? Finish it, then sell it?”
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Valentines in the time of COVID

  • Brandon Hicks
  • February 14, 2021
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Distant Romances

  • Brandon Hicks
  • January 31, 2021
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Fireworks

  • Brandon Hicks
  • July 5, 2020
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Who Was Your First Love?

  • Brandon Hicks
  • April 12, 2020
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Rumpus Original Fiction: First Love

  • Jeremiah Moriarty
  • March 25, 2020
We met in a dorm hallway, half past midnight.
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Sarah’s Self-Love

  • Brandon Hicks
  • February 2, 2020
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Welcome to South Bend: A Love Story

  • Kelcey Parker Ervick
  • October 22, 2019
They fell in love and were married in 1922.
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