Rumpus Original Fiction: The Next Unicorn
My job was to help people suspend disbelief.
...moreMy job was to help people suspend disbelief.
...moreElle Nash discusses her new short story collection, NUDES.
...moreLauren Oyler discusses her debut novel, FAKE ACCOUNTS.
...moreMy work starts before you even enter the Zoom room.
...moreThe realm of sound yields to me, sits at my feet. I can switch on. Or not.
...more“Technology is our most common landscape, no?”
...moreMary South discusses her debut story collection, YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
...moreTracy O’Neill discusses her new novel QUOTIENTS.
...moreLight reflects differently off near and faraway objects. It’s all about the light.
...moreKevin Nguyen discusses his debut novel, NEW WAVES.
...moreAlexandra Chang discusses her debut novel, DAYS OF DISTRACTION.
...moreDaniel Chacón discusses his new collection, KAFKA IN A SKIRT: STORIES FROM THE WALL®.
...more“I am the salt; the stories are the food.”
...moreHoward Axelrod discusses his new book, THE STARS IN OUR POCKETS.
...moreJenny Odell discusses HOW TO DO NOTHING: RESISTING THE ATTENTION ECONOMY.
...moreIn such a context, Dana Levin’s particular apocalypses deserve another look.
...moreGregory Spatz discusses his newest book, WHAT COULD BE SAVED.
...moreMeet Alex: a new smart speaker designed by the very best in Silicon Valley.
...moreFranny Choi discusses her second collection, SOFT SCIENCE.
...moreFranny Choi discusses her new collection, SOFT SCIENCE.
...morePart of what makes Belly important and lasting, that is, is that they really think and feel a lot.
...moreClaudia Dey discusses her first American release, HEARTBREAKER.
...moreElizabeth Scanlon discusses her debut full-length collection, Lonesome Gnosis, brains and trains, and poetry as prayer.
...moreMeet your new email system Femail, for the woman who emails.
...moreWill Boast discusses his new novel, Daphne, Roman myths, emotional control via cell phone towers, and the rise of the “neuro novel.”
...moreHaroon Moghul discusses How to Be a Muslim: An American Story, his own religious journey, and the blessings that come with being an outsider.
...moreJorie Graham discusses her latest collection, Fast, the terrifying destruction of our planet, a happy formal accident, and how to live in times of world crisis.
...moreBrandon Hicks reviews Boundless, a new graphic novel from Jillian Tamaki.
...moreBeatriz Ramos discusses DADA, the digital platform she hopes will democratize art and reimagine the Internet’s potential for visual artists.
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