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“Speaking English so well” seemed to be the key to open many doors.
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...moreNineteen is a book that’s by turns smart, sad, and scathing.
...more“You can’t fake knowledge of zip zap zup.”
...moreHe could spin a Spalding between those eight digits faster and smoother than anyone.
...moreAnna North discusses her new novel, OUTLAWED.
...moreI used to be able to teach sex without thinking about sex.
...moreThe babysitters inspired me, and Kristy’s entrepreneurial vision seemed plain yet elegant; easy-to-follow, too.
...more“In my own experience, anxiety entails dwelling on the past.”
...moreI cannot stop dreaming about the sixteen-year-old boy I loved madly almost twenty years ago.
...moreI wasn’t pressured to be stoic. I was permitted to release. I was permitted to be.
...more“Yes: in terms of an authorial presence, I tried to tread lightly.”
...more“I felt like I wanted to do it and not explain it.”
...moreShe introduced me to the ugly of religion and to the beauty of the world.
...moreTeresa Carmody discusses her debut novel, THE RECONCEPTION OF MARIE.
...moreBut this is We Ride Upon Sticks: someone’s perm falls out, someone becomes prom queen.
...moreAll anyone really wants is to be seen and heard, and yet we avoid seeing and hearing others every day.
...moreA block away from my house, Reina killed herself.
...moreGenevieve Hudson discusses her debut novel, BOYS OF ALABAMA.
...moreThe thing we most had in common was that none of us wanted to be there.
...more“You are so sexy,” he said. I met his gaze. And the warning bell rang.
...moreI’d crossed a line and owned a new secret life. There was no going back.
...more“It doesn’t matter your gender or your sexual orientation; you can disorder your eating.”
...moreLight reflects differently off near and faraway objects. It’s all about the light.
...moreChelsea Bieker discusses her debut novel, GODSHOT.
...moreChelsea Bieker discusses her debut novel, GODSHOT.
...moreTurn the corner, let the darkness swallow you, and you’re in the stacks.
...moreLeesa Cross-Smith discusses her new story collection, SO WE CAN GLOW.
...moreA Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
...moreIf nobody tells you what to call a feeling, your emotions have a gap.
...moreJamie Beth Cohen discusses her debut novel, WASTED PRETTY.
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