Lilies of the Valley
I want to speak, but I don’t know what to say to you, so here’s a bloom.
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Posts Tagged: Sex
Pull Up a Chair: A Conversation with Tyrese Coleman
Tyrese Coleman discusses her debut memoir, HOW TO SIT.
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Notes of Dissent: Lessons from a Family Volvo
Through drill, artists have a means of exploring and challenging the political marginalization of their voices.
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The Thread: Fatherless
I create myself, raise myself. I am mine.
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We’re All Just Making It Up: Talking with Steve Hughes
Steve Hughes discusses his debut story collection, STIFF.
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ENOUGH: Pleasure, Habit, or Force
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Flowers Grow in Sh*t: Talking with Sohaila Abdulali
Sohaila Abdulali discusses her new book, WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RAPE.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #160: Kimberly Dark
“We are all in bed with Daddy. Gendered expectations are part of our DNA.”
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Flap
A flap to determine entry, or deny it. A flap whose failure determines choking.
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Total Freedom: A Conversation with Theresa Griffin Kennedy
Theresa Griffin Kennedy discusses her new story collection, BURNSIDE FIELD LIZARD.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: An Other Man
This is a carousel that never slows to a point where you can board gracefully.
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Mixed Feelings: How to Trust after Trauma
I don’t believe the problem of rape culture is beyond resolution, but I know that you’re not the one responsible for solving it.
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ENOUGH: The Price of Silence
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Beginnings
It is often a curse, this imagination of mine. Life pales in comparison.
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Our Beautiful Fragility: A Conversation with Lisa Locascio
Lisa Locascio discusses her debut novel, OPEN ME.
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ENOUGH: Daddy Warbucks
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #155: Bonnie Chau
“There’s always the thought that there’s more, there’s something else, something more than this.”
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Babysitter
For my daughter Stella’s first birthday, we got her a babysitter.
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ENOUGH: You Are Not Forgiven
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Too Sexy”
I am not coked out of my mind, I’m coked into my mind.
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Breaking the Codes
So I said nothing. To protect you, and to protect myself.
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Judging Kavanaugh
[W]omen won’t forget this come November and beyond.
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What to Read When You Want Strong Women Who Refuse to Shut Up About Sexuality
Steph Auteri shares a list of books to celebrate her book, A DIRTY WORD.
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ENOUGH: Fragile Small Fire Girl
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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ENOUGH: Whose Shame Is It, Anyway?
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Building the Muscle: A Conversation with Kristi Coulter
Kristi Coulter discusses her debut essay collection, NOTHING GOOD CAN COME FROM THIS.
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ENOUGH: The Ravine
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary people that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Curse of Beauty
My daughter is beautiful. I wanted to be beautiful. And isn’t she a reflection of me?
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Marnie Marie Lit a Match
The only way to guarantee a secret is for the only person to know about it be you.
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