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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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Rumpus Original Fiction: On Sight

  • Brian Lin
  • October 13, 2021
You stood and put your hair up. It made you a different man. You got hard and decided you were why.
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Performing Violence: A Conversation with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

  • Barrett Bowlin
  • October 6, 2021
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson discusses her debut story collection, MY MONTICELLO.
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Trying to See a Future: Talking with Beth Gilstrap

  • Kate Finegan
  • October 4, 2021
Beth Gilstrap discusses her new story collection, DEADHEADING.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: A Disappointment

  • Cate Fricke
  • September 29, 2021
My miraculous children were mine, and mine alone.
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ENOUGH: Harry Styles Saves Me from Transphobia (A Wattpad Dialectic)

  • The Rumpus
  • September 28, 2021
Women, trans, and nonbinary writers share work on rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: New Build

  • Jillian Grant
  • September 15, 2021
“What do we do about the new build?” I ask. “Do we finish it? Sell it? Finish it, then sell it?”
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There Are No Rules: A Conversation with Jo Lloyd

  • Michael Welch
  • September 1, 2021
Jo Lloyd discusses her debut story collection, SOMETHING WONDERFUL.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Greener

  • Alex Watson
  • August 25, 2021
I can tell he knows exactly what kind of trouble I like.
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Danny”

  • Jen Fawkes
  • August 23, 2021
Allow her to bewitch you as she bewitches all who cross her path.
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