From the Archives: Rumpus Original Fiction: Emergency Lifeboats: 24 (12 on Each Side)
“What’s a six-letter word for ignoring truth,” she might say, without looking up from the puzzle.
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Posts Tagged: single mother
Rumpus Original Fiction: Hatch
What did it matter? It was June and the salmonfly hatch had begun.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Sin Miedo
Just the two of us. Daddy and me. Charro and escaramuza.
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My Grandmother Glitches the Machine
It’s true that when I speak of machines I also mean dimensions.
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This Frozen Life
As soon as life begins, its impulse is to divide.
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Voices on Addiction: Memories of My Daddy and Me(th)
For years, decades even, my father tried to escape meth’s hold.
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The Joypain of Parenting: Lydia Kiesling’s The Golden State
This is both the exercise and exorcism of motherhood.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Clockwork
Turn the corner, let the darkness swallow you, and you’re in the stacks.
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Teddy Ruxpin
There’s a collective guilt. So, our parents buy us friends.
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On Tragedy and Strength: Making Space for Our Stories
I love that—working towards not having regret, in art and in life.
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Laying Bare Our Truths: A Conversation with Marika Lindholm
Marika Lindholm discusses WE GOT THIS: SOLO MOM STORIES OF GRIT, HEART, AND HUMOR.
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Heart Work
I want them to know that heart work is hard work, but worth the struggle.
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Mama’s Fancy Stripper Heels: Working Mothers Dish
[A] person’s labor is not indicative of their parenting.
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The Mentor Series: Vanessa Hua and Susan Straight
Vanessa Hua interviews her mentor, Susan Straight.
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Telling Our Truths: A Conversation with Shaindel Beers
Shaindel Beers discusses her third collection, SECURE YOUR OWN MASK.
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Facing a Lived Reality: A Conversation with Kelly Sundberg
Kelly Sundberg discusses her debut memoir, GOODBYE, SWEET GIRL.
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What Sustains Me
In my marriage, food was love. And control. And coercion. And apologies.
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All the Reasons I Texted My Rapist
Admitting I had been raped meant confronting the landscape of my sexual history.
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Coming Clean
Intellectually, I know Gracie’s mom loves her and needs help. In practice, I just want my daughter safe.
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A Part of Me
Now my not wanting men to be front and center in my life capitalized sperm into a rare commodity. Empowered reproduction is largely a myth.
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Voices on Addiction: A Conversation with Andrea Jarrell
I didn’t want to be edited in that way. I needed to tell my story.
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Victoria Ruiz’s Grandma’s Grocery Board
I’m not a trained musician, but my grandma helped me to become fearless…
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Passing as Privileged”
I don’t feel ashamed of my history, I feel ashamed of letting it be erased.
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VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Morgan Jerkins
Morgan Jerkins discusses This Will Be My Undoing, getting her start on the Internet, and why her collection of linked personal essays isn’t just another Millennial read.
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Voices on Addiction: Dead Eyes and Bob Barker Crocs
Broken people are drawn to other broken people. Comparing scars. Laying belly to belly. Two similar pieces of different puzzles.
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Reinventing Motherhood and Re-Dreaming Reality: Talking with Ariel Gore
Ariel Gore discusses her new novel We Were Witches, why capitalism and the banking system are the real enemies, and finding the limits between memoir and fiction.
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Just Chaste Me
The more first-time stories I heard, the longer I was willing to wait.
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Caroline Chege Is the Politician the World Needs
Against all odds, Caroline Chege is fighting for female representation in Kenya.
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