ENOUGH: This Letter Isn’t for You
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Pull Up a Chair: A Conversation with Tyrese Coleman
Tyrese Coleman discusses her debut memoir, HOW TO SIT.
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ENOUGH: Pleasure, Habit, or Force
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers 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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ENOUGH: One of the Lucky Ones
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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ENOUGH: Finding My Abuser on Facebook
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Rumpus Original Poetry: Two Poems by Roy G. Guzmán
Time blunts the crooked / to savage pews
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The Thread: Forged in Fire
To control your story is to own your reality.
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Breathing into the Paper Bag: Talking with Jenny Valentish
Jenny Valentish discusses her memoir, WOMEN OF SUBSTANCES.
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Writing Back to History: A Conversation with Kiese Laymon
Kiese Laymon discusses his new memoir, HEAVY.
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Every Moment Is a Poem: A Conversation with with Ailey O’Toole
Ailey O’Toole discusses her forthcoming chapbook, GRIEF, AND WHAT COMES AFTER.
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A Séance of a Book: Talking with Allie Rowbottom
Allie Rowbottom discusses her debut memoir, JELL-O GIRLS.
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Finding Atonement in the #MeToo Era
There is no greater act of love than to hold someone accountable for their mistakes.
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Pulling the Thread Through: Talking with Tina Alexis Allen
Tina Alexis Allen discusses her memoir, HIDING OUT.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #144: Cathy Linh Che
“I think a safe space is one of deep listening and deep caring.”
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ENOUGH: If You Hadn’t Happened
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Hannibal Lecter, My Therapist
In the dark, I felt at home in the underground bunker where the hospital stored its violent men.
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Bearing Witness: Because: A Lyric Memoir by Joshua Mensch
Because is a call for more stories with specifics so well-rendered.
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ENOUGH: Once You’re Trapped, You Lose the Game
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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The Violence of Women: Talking with Amber Tamblyn
Amber Tamblyn discusses her new book, Any Man, cultural myths, obsessions, and crime.
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ENOUGH: They Knew How to Take What They Wanted
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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ENOUGH: Skeleton Key
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Winning Always Involves Sacrificing: Talking with Dickson Lam
Dickson Lam discusses his debut memoir, Paper Sons, the writing advice that transformed his approach to thee book, and the duty of a memoirist.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #135: Patrick Nathan
“I wanted to make these characters much more complex than the individual boxes we normally see.”
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ENOUGH: He Could Kill Me
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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The Thread: Look What You Made Me Do
Can a person with some agency ever claim victimization, or are agency and victimhood a binary?
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Even the Moon
When you finished, several minutes passed before we spoke. You dipped a finger in a pool of candle wax. How could I know this was the only real secret you’d ever kept?
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ENOUGH: Cowards Love the Dark
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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The Thread: Volcanoes
Is there a relationship between the violence that came through me, and the violence that came at me?
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