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Rumpus Original Fiction: The Mother We Share

  • Ilana Masad
  • January 29, 2020
This is what happens when I listen. I react.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Unf*ckwittable: Talking with Ron A. Austin

  • David Schuman
  • January 29, 2020
Ron A. Austin discusses his debut novel, AVERY COLT IS A THIEF, A SNAKE, A LIAR.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #204: Paulina Flores

  • Haley Sherif
  • January 16, 2020
“Working with words is a quest, not blind, but in the darkness.”
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The Planet Will Survive Us: A Conversation with Liz Breazeale

  • Laura Maylene Walter
  • December 20, 2019
Liz Breazeale discusses her debut story collection, EXTINCTION EVENTS.
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Leigh Camacho Rourks

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • November 20, 2019
Leigh Camacho Rourks discusses her debut story collection MOON TREES AND OTHER ORPHANS.
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The Spot You’re Standing In: A Conversation with Chris Dennis

  • Emily Robbins
  • November 13, 2019
Chris Dennis discusses his debut story collection, HERE IS WHAT YOU DO.
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Friction Wherever You Go: A Conversation with Kate Wisel

  • Lucy Tan
  • November 1, 2019
Kate Wisel discusses her debut story collection, DRIVING IN CARS WITH HOMELESS MEN.
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The Rumpus Interview Mini-Interview Project #196: Cathy Ulrich

  • Chloe N. Clark
  • October 17, 2019
“I hope it will mean as much to readers as it does to me.”
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Field Medicine”

  • Claire Rudy Foster
  • October 7, 2019
I didn’t belong on this planet. This kind of place could not be my home.
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A Kind of Cartography: Talking with Elizabeth Geoghegan

  • Jahan Khajavi
  • October 4, 2019
Elizabeth Geoghegan discusses her debut story collection, EIGHTBALL.
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Attracted to the Dark: A Conversation with Emily W. Pease

  • Adam Vitcavage
  • September 27, 2019
Emily W. Pease discusses her debut story collection, LET ME OUT HERE.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Shelter in Place

  • Christian McLean
  • September 25, 2019
I tell Kurinda I'd lie flat on the floor under a pile of jackets.
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