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A Sinister Kind of Beauty: Joanna Pearson’s Now You Know It All

  • Nick Fuller Googins
  • December 15, 2021
The narrator then returns to normal life, only to discover that life may never be normal again.
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Life as a Series of Small Gestures: Talking with Jennifer Fliss

  • Ruth LeFaive
  • December 15, 2021
Jennifer Fliss discusses her debut story collection, THE PREDATORY ANIMAL BALL.
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Stained with Autobiography: Talking with Christopher Gonzalez

  • Hannah Grieco
  • December 3, 2021
Christopher Gonzalez discusses his debut story collection, I'M NOT HUNGRY BUT I COULD EAT.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: What Wasn’t

  • Rachel Lyon
  • November 24, 2021
She gave him a small, relieved laugh. In another world, she replied.
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Honoring Street-Level New Orleans: A Conversation with Maurice Carlos Ruffin

  • Erik Gleibermann
  • November 23, 2021
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

  • Arielle Bernstein
  • November 18, 2021
"Life is incredibly sad, but it’s also funny, joyful, wonderful, and strange."
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Writing Toward Surprise: A Conversation with Leslie Pietrzyk

  • Beth Kephart
  • November 12, 2021
Leslie Pietrzyk discusses her new story collection, ADMIT THIS TO NO ONE.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: shadowman

  • jj peña
  • November 10, 2021
he lives in closets, stalks young kids, & takes them in the middle of the night.
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Trouble the Waters: A Conversation with Louise Marburg

  • Jody Hobbs Hesler
  • November 5, 2021
Louise Marburg discusses her new story collection, NO DIVING ALLOWED.
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Making Sure It Fits: A Conversation with Jon Chaiim McConnell

  • Kristine Brown
  • October 29, 2021
Jon Chaiim McConnell discusses his new novella, THRUM.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Being the Baby’s Heart

  • Carly Rae Zent
  • October 27, 2021
I took a deep breath. A long one. And I started rocking again.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Wendy J. Fox

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • October 20, 2021
Wendy J. Fox discusses her new story collection, WHAT IF WE WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
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