Variants of Unknown Significance
My gynecologist won’t stop bothering me about getting a genetic test done.
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Posts Tagged: stepmother
Doesn’t It Keep You Up at Night?
The dark holds me as long as I will let it.
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Pig on a Stick
My Filipino father refused to be upstaged by a white man’s lechon.
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After the Telling
We want to protect our children from everything, even sometimes ourselves.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #117: Paula Carter
“One of my core beliefs is that, by sharing our stories, we come to understand each other more and build empathy.”
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The Rumpus Interview with Karolina Waclawiak
Karolina Waclawiak discusses her latest book, The Invaders, the dark side of human nature, and what it really means to be a “beach read”.
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The Sunday Rumpus Essay: What Do You Bring Pauline?
Hoping to gain some insight into the nature of love and family, Elizabeth Tannen begins to visit the elderly woman who was once like a grandmother to her and who now has Alzheimer’s.
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