Digging for Characters: A Conversation with Sonya Chung
Sonya Chung discusses her latest novel The Loved Ones, the mental space required to wander around fictional worlds, and looking back at her childhood.
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The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #30: Walk On
This Tuesday was, by no means, a good news day. The night before was the tragedy in Manchester, England, at which a suicide bomber killed children at a pop concert.…
The Middle Season
My doctor told me to begin with adding five minutes to my morning walk. During those five minutes, I recalled the life I’d once had—that intense life that ambition gave me—and the man I’d once been.
The Rumpus Interview with Cole Swensen
Cole Swensen, author of fifteen collections of poetry, discusses her work, walking, and her recent travels.
The Sunday Rumpus Interview: David Ulin
Two long-time Angelenos walk and talk about that city, New York City, and how we experience urban life.
Walking Boosts Creativity
The next time you feel stuck with writer’s block, try taking a walk. A Stanford study has shown that walking increases creativity over simply sitting, even when walking indoors on…
Want to Write? Go for a Walk
A recent piece at the New Yorker explores the relationship between walking and creative thinking, diving into the scientific reasons why this connection exists. The article also notes the many…
Take a Hike, or “Thoreau Was a Neuroscientist”
Stop reading this and go outside and take a walk somewhere nature-like. Right now. Okay, did you go? Good. Now you might actually pay attention to me.
An Inside Passage
Kurt Caswell’s award-winning essays channel Phillip Lopate and David Foster Wallace, while exploring the plight of a “mountain man” stuck in a paved-over world.