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The Precipice of Possibility: Leslie Jamison’s Make It Scream, Make It Burn

  • Zakiya Harris
  • October 9, 2019
This thrill that comes with being on the precipice of possibility runs rampant throughout Make It Scream, Make It Burn.
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The Rumpus Interview with Paul Griner

  • Julie Marie Wade
  • May 22, 2015
Paul Griner talks about his newest novel, Second Life, his just-released story collection Hurry Please I Want to Know, putting real life into fiction, and whether creative writing can be taught.
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Weekly Geekery

  • Lyz Lenz
  • July 15, 2014
Will computers replace teachers? In Silicon Valley, ladies don’t get no respect. And that difficult intersection between women, Silicon Valley, and speaking up every time is embodied in one woman:…
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #14: Nicholas Rombes in Conversation with Jeska Dzwigalski

  • Nicholas Rombes
  • June 25, 2010
This interview with Jessica (Jeska) Dzwigalski was conducted at 11:00am PST via GMail chat on June 19.
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We’re Paying People to Play Our Video Games for Us

  • Seth Fischer
  • July 12, 2009
The very idea of a “virtual world” scares me. I don’t understand Second Life, and it makes me a little sad. I understand this makes me a bit of a…
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