Posts Tagged: short story

From the Archives: Rumpus Original Fiction: Even the Moon

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When you finished, several minutes passed before we spoke. You dipped a finger in a pool of candle wax. How could I know this was the only real secret you’d ever kept?

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From the Archives: Rumpus Original Fiction: Emergency Lifeboats: 24 (12 on Each Side)

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“What’s a six-letter word for ignoring truth,” she might say, without looking up from the puzzle.

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From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction—The Christmas Party

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I laugh. My laugh, this thing that sounds better on somebody else.

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The Rumpus Mini Interview Project: Carribean Fragoza

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“I always try to locate stories deep inside myself, physically and emotionally.”

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Life as a Series of Small Gestures: Talking with Jennifer Fliss

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Jennifer Fliss discusses her debut story collection, THE PREDATORY ANIMAL BALL.

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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Andrew Bertaina

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“Life is incredibly sad, but it’s also funny, joyful, wonderful, and strange.”

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Trouble the Waters: A Conversation with Louise Marburg

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Louise Marburg discusses her new story collection, NO DIVING ALLOWED.

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Rumpus Original Fiction: On Sight

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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

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Jocelyn Nicole Johnson discusses her debut story collection, MY MONTICELLO.

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Trying to See a Future: Talking with Beth Gilstrap

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Beth Gilstrap discusses her new story collection, DEADHEADING.

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ENOUGH: Harry Styles Saves Me from Transphobia (A Wattpad Dialectic)

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Women, trans, and nonbinary writers share work on rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.

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