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Rumpus Exclusive: “Seoul”

  • Caroline Kim
  • September 14, 2020
It took them almost two weeks to walk to Seoul, such was their pace.
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A Little Bit Irreverent, a Little Bit Truthful: Talking with Megan Cummins

  • Svetlana Satchkova
  • September 11, 2020
Megan Cummins discusses her debut story collection, IF THE BODY ALLOWS IT.
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Homage as Provocation: Karen Tei Yamashita’s Sansei and Sensibility

  • Ariel Djanikian
  • September 2, 2020
Pretend you are Austen. Enact an Austen novel. And what will happen?
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Flight of the Businessman”

  • Jen Fawkes
  • August 31, 2020
I had to admit that for a businessman, he was flexible.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Reina with White Roses

  • Nadya Agrawal
  • August 26, 2020
A block away from my house, Reina killed herself.
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This Off-Kilter Triangle: A Conversation with Leah Hampton

  • Rachel Heng
  • August 26, 2020
Leah Hampton discusses her debut collection, F*CKFACE AND OTHER STORIES.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Of Separation

  • Justin Joseph
  • July 29, 2020
But in that same instant, as she turned, his smile froze.
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An Irony Full of Grace: John L’Heureux’s The Heart Is a Full-Wild Beast

  • CJ Green
  • July 22, 2020
The horror of violence is not assuaged by announcing it quickly.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #226: Benjamin Nugent

  • Maria Anderson
  • July 16, 2020
“I’m interested in beautiful events that are wrong.”
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Lingering on Darkness: Sleepovers by Ashleigh Bryant Phillips

  • Alison Van Houten
  • July 15, 2020
When Ashleigh Bryant Phillips lets loose, she can shock.
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Magical Truth: A Conversation with Chloe N. Clark

  • Kate Finegan
  • July 10, 2020
Chloe N. Clark discusses her debut story collection, COLLECTIVE GRAVITIES.
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Peering in at Life: A Conversation with Mary South

  • Shannon Perri
  • June 26, 2020
Mary South discusses her debut story collection, YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
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