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Before the First Book: A Roundtable Discussion

  • Patrycja Humienik
  • October 13, 2021
With Sarah Ghazal Ali, Erin L. McCoy, and Tawanda Mulalu.
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Rumpus Exclusive: Cover Reveal for Flight Risk

  • The Rumpus
  • May 25, 2021
An exclusive look at the cover of Joy Castro’s forthcoming novel, FLIGHT RISK.
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The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #31: Pulling the Trigger on Father’s Day

  • Charles Kruger
  • June 2, 2017
June is an ambivalent month for me. As a child it meant the start of summer vacation, and weeks spent at my grandparent’s beautiful beach home in Hyannisport. This was…
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The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #21: Not Yesterday’s Demonstrations

  • Charles Kruger
  • March 17, 2017
1972: War was waging in Vietnam and kids were coming home in boxes. Hippes and yippies went clean for Gene McCarthy, but George McGovern won the democratic nomination. Tricky Dick Nixon…
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The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #12: What Is Safety?

  • Charles Kruger
  • December 16, 2016
Oh better far to live and die Under the brave black flag I fly Then play a sanctimonious part With a pirate head and a pirate heart!! –The Pirates of…
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The Rumpus Interview with Paula Whyman

  • Ann K. Ryles
  • September 14, 2016
Paula Whyman discusses her debut collection You May See a Stranger, discovering truth in fiction, and how memory interferes with good storytelling.
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The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #4: Keep the Change

  • Charles Kruger
  • August 26, 2016
This week, your Storming Bohemian has moved to a new house. Again. And so some reflections: There is much to be said for stability, I know. The steady quiet observation…
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One Hundred Thousand Miles

  • Christopher Ross
  • January 22, 2016
No one cares, of course, if you’re still capable at forty-four of being bad, or if you think you’ve got to be bad sometimes just to know you’re alive.
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An Oral History of Myself #15: Neil Elliott

  • Stephen Elliott
  • January 8, 2016
This is probably one of those interviews where I should keep my mouth shut but you're my son.
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The Rumpus Interview with Janice Erlbaum

  • David Breithaupt
  • December 18, 2015
Janice Erlbaum talks about her new novel, I, Liar, how writing memoir compares to writing fiction, homelessness in America, and Munchausen syndrome and Borderline Personality Disorder.
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It’s Time

  • Ona Gritz
  • August 12, 2015
You read that your sister's body—a towel still knotted around her neck— was found dressed in a nightie, panties, and one slipper. You are wearing a nightie, panties, and slippers as you read it. The words safe and trusting pop into your head.
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My Little Brother Ruined My Life

  • Stephen Elliott
  • January 17, 2012
"Are you a masochist?" It's the first thing Bosco asks me. He's fourteen years old now, almost my height, 5' 8", creamy white skin, and a small, German nose from my stepmother's side of the family.
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