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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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Rumpus Original Fiction: What Happens to Girls

  • Rebecca McKanna
  • June 24, 2020
There is pleasure in his eyes that is not just good acting.
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Queer, Magicked Reality: A Conversation with JD Scott

  • Jen Cox
  • June 24, 2020
JD Scott discusses their new story collection, MOONFLOWER, NIGHTSHADE, ALL THE HOURS OF THE DAY.
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Rumpus Exclusive: Cover Reveal for Foreshadow

  • The Rumpus
  • June 18, 2020
An exclusive first look at the cover of the forthcoming collection, FORESHADOW!
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #222: Kathryn Scanlan

  • Abby Walthausen
  • June 18, 2020
“I work slowly, from sentence to sentence, and attempt to stay attuned to opportunity.”
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Flesh and Blood: A Conversation with Oksana Zabuzhko

  • Rosanna Warren
  • June 5, 2020
Oksana Zabuzhko discusses her story collection, YOUR AD COULD GO HERE.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Wild Animals

  • Ren Weber
  • May 27, 2020
I searched in its beady eyes and tried to find a motherly warmth.
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Who Has the Most to Lose?: A Conversation with Julian K. Jarboe

  • E.B. Bartels
  • May 27, 2020
Julian K. Jarboe discusses EVERYONE ON THE MOON IS ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Biswell and Hope Get a Dog, A Story in Three Epiphanies

  • Julianna Baggott
  • May 13, 2020
He barks at Coco. Coco barks back.
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The Rumpus Interview Mini-Interview Project #216: Corinne Manning

  • Mesha Maren
  • May 7, 2020
“I’ve never had a book happen to me the way WE HAD NO RULES did.”
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