Sarah Lyn Rogers Archives

The Story and the Truth: Elaine Hsieh Chou’s Disorientation

. . . a scathing, satirical campus novel about academia, orientalism, the Western commodification of Asian cultures, and the lengths to which institutions will go to protect their reputations and their darlings.

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This Week in Essays

A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!

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Rumpus Exclusive: The Intro to Best Debut Short Stories 2020

There is a kind of candor that feels exciting, current.

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From the Editors: On Charlottesville and White Supremacy

Rumpus editors share their thoughts on Charlottesville and white supremacy. When we have a platform to speak out against hatred and bigotry, we must use it to do so.

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Rumpus Original Poetry: “Mewl” by Sarah Lyn Rogers

Still, something tells me God’s chosen // weren’t hate-mongering gropers (or worse). Just a hunch. A woman’s / intuition.

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From the Editors: Election 2016

This election is critical. We are code-red. We might elect our first woman president, or we might elect a man who is at best dangerous and unqualified and at worst the end of democracy as we know it today.

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The Rumpus Interview with Leigh Stein

Leigh Stein discusses her new memoir, Land of Enchantment, co-founding Out of the Binders, and why most of her projects begin as "an idea that someone else pushes back on."

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