A Vocabulary for Apostates
I needed to reshape the definitions of words that were used against me.
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Learning to Listen: A Conversation with Natalia Hero
Natalia Hero discusses her debut novella, HUM.
Both Reckoning and Embrace: Dorianne Laux’s Only As The Day Is Long
As the book continues, [Laux] traces a growing understanding of loss.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #199: Stuart M. Ross
“Ty is, you know, tied in a knot. On a very old shoe.”
Masculinity and Fatal Desire in The Skin I Live In
Why, in art of all things, should we ignore the intuition of the body?
Mortality Probability
The first thing I realized while reading these tables: To be born is risky business.
Transcending the Trauma: A Conversation with Tracy Strauss
Tracy Strauss discusses her debut memoir, I JUST HAVEN'T MET YOU YET.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #182: Valerie Nieman
“We’re all freaks, all wanderers, all seekers.”
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #179: Miriam Toews
“The root causes of patriarchal violence need to be understood.”
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #177: Grace Talusan
“I was moved to write the unspeakable and unsayable.”
ENOUGH: When Water Can’t Put It Out
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.