From the Archive: Rumpus Original Fiction: No Good
The sounds that she would expect here are entirely absent. There are no cries, no weeping. Just soothing, muffled tones.
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Posts Tagged: teaching
From the Archive: FUNNY WOMEN #139: Gap Year To-Do List
Water is a precious resource; my portable soda stream honors that fact.
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Bad Brain Blues: Disclosing an Invisible Disability
As the camera zooms out to show CARTOON BROOKE’s full body, the funk music kicks back in.
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Every Moment Has Infinite Possibilities: A Conversation with Julie Iromuanya
Julie Iromuanya discusses her debut novel, MR. AND MRS. DOCTOR.
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Picasso Shares His Screen
The faces of the students appeared one by one, both there and not.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Amanda Moore
Amanda Moore discusses her debut collection, REQUEENING.
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A Small Universe Set in Motion: Talking with Amanda Moore
Amanda Moore discusses her debut poetry collection, REQUEENING.
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The Idiosyncrasies of Aging: Talking with Ali Solomon
Ali Solomon discusses her new book, I AM WHY DO I NEED VENMO? YEARS OLD.
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On Trauma, Memory, and Language: Talking with Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi discusses her new novel, SAVAGE TONGUES.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Alexis Ivy
“Writing in this way allows me to put order in this disordered world.”
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The Benefit of Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Talking with Joshua Henkin
Joshua Henkin discusses his new novel, MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS.
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Arriving at the Mystery: A Conversation with Oliver de la Paz
Poet Oliver de la Paz discusses art-making, hybrid forms, and his work.
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Discovering the Thought: A Conversation with Andrés Cerpa
Andrés Cerpa discusses his new poetry collection, THE VAULT.
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Ways to Love, and Be Loved: Talking with Joy Ladin
Joy Ladin discusses the new edition of THE BOOK OF ANNA.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Felicia Rose Chavez
“Listening is the first and most important step to maintaining a storytelling tradition.”
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Purity Party
I used to be able to teach sex without thinking about sex.
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Hope Past the Page: A Conversation with Matthew Clark Davison
Matthew Clark Davison discusses his debut novel, DOUBTING THOMAS.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Karen Salyer McElmurray
“The grief felt like giving birth, these waves of pain and then receiving.”
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Rumpus Exclusive: “Kristy’s Invisible Hand and Das Baby-Sitters Club Kapital”
The babysitters inspired me, and Kristy’s entrepreneurial vision seemed plain yet elegant; easy-to-follow, too.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Poor People Disappear
Nothing is not right. There is no indication there has ever been a house.
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Wired for Wordplay: A Conversation with Kelli Russell Agodon
Kelli Russell Agodon discusses her new collection, DIALOGUES WITH RISING TIDES.
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Word by Word, Brick by Brick: Christine Larusso’s There Will Be No More Daughters
In other words: Larusso does some remarkably heavy lifting in this book.
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Desire for Depth and Closeness: Talking with Laurel Nakanishi
Laurel Nakanishi discusses her debut poetry collection, ASHORE.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Susan Shapiro
“My challenge was to tell my own story but also find ways to weave in wisdom and gravitas.”
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Shannon McLeod
“In my own experience, anxiety entails dwelling on the past.”
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The Art of Striving to Convince: A Conversation with Elizabeth McCracken
Elizabeth McCracken discusses her new story collection, THE SOUVENIR MUSEUM.
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On Collective Trauma and Resilience: Talking with S. Kirk Walsh
S. Kirk Walsh discusses her debut novel, THE ELEPHANT OF BELFAST.
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Begin with Language: Talking with Becka Mara McKay
Becka Mara McKay discusses her new poetry collection, THE LITTLE BOOK OF NO CONSOLATION.
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All That Connection: A Conversation with Roberto Carlos Garcia
Roberto Carlos Garcia discusses his third poetry collection, [ELEGIES].
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