second life
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The Precipice of Possibility: Leslie Jamison’s Make It Scream, Make It Burn
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
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
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: Shanley Kane. Crowdsourced editing and fact-checking. It’s a thing now.…
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #14: Nicholas Rombes in Conversation with Jeska Dzwigalski
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
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 curmudgeon, but I just can’t believe people would pay real…