Posts Tagged: short fiction

From the Archives: Rumpus Original Fiction: Even the Moon

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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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From the Archives: Rumpus Original Fiction: Emergency Lifeboats: 24 (12 on Each Side)

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“What’s a six-letter word for ignoring truth,” she might say, without looking up from the puzzle.

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From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction—The Christmas Party

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I laugh. My laugh, this thing that sounds better on somebody else.

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A Fundamental Sense of Mystery: Talking with Cara Blue Adams

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Cara Blue Adams discusses her debut story collection, YOU NEVER GET IT BACK.

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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Christopher Gonzalez

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Christopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I’M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT.

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The Rumpus Mini Interview Project: Carribean Fragoza

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“I always try to locate stories deep inside myself, physically and emotionally.”

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Life as a Series of Small Gestures: Talking with Jennifer Fliss

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Jennifer Fliss discusses her debut story collection, THE PREDATORY ANIMAL BALL.

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Stained with Autobiography: Talking with Christopher Gonzalez

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Christopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I’M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT.

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Honoring Street-Level New Orleans: A Conversation with Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin discusses his new story collection, THE ONES WHO DON’T SAY THEY LOVE YOU.

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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Andrew Bertaina

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“Life is incredibly sad, but it’s also funny, joyful, wonderful, and strange.”

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Trouble the Waters: A Conversation with Louise Marburg

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Louise Marburg discusses her new story collection, NO DIVING ALLOWED.

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