Why live in the moment when you can start planning your 2016 reading list now? Next spring, Rumpus contributor Paula Whyman will release her debut linked story collection “You May…
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Amaris Ketcham. Here’s an excerpt: We rode in silence, drinking and looking past our reflections out the windows. It occurred to me that…
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Josiane Curtis. Here’s an excerpt: I imagined that sometime down the road, a teenager might appear at my door wanting to know why…
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Jeff Albers. Here’s an excerpt: These parties normally had a certain rhythm that suited Frank’s style, so relaxed and casual as to lead…
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Rebecca Gummere. Here’s an excerpt: Swing your arms, stretch a little. Keep walking and untie the sweater. Think about how much you hate…
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Ursula Villarreal-Moura. Here’s an excerpt: Within a month of knowing her, Irina had turned me on to shoplifting. I was hooked on the…
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Jill Hanley. Here’s an excerpt: Lola stepped into the kitchen to find her mother standing at the sink, showing no signs of tears. She…
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from N. Michelle AuBuchon. Here’s an excerpt: The more you take away, the more the world opens up. This is a poetic way of…
The next Weekly Rumpus features flash fiction from Christopher Kennedy. Here’s an excerpt: What are the odds that a fantastic one could ever lose to an ordinary asshole? Good, you think.…
The next Weekly Rumpus features fiction from Caitlin McGuire. Here’s an excerpt: For a while after he came back, Annie’s mom wouldn’t let him out of the house. When she…
The next Weekly Rumpus brings you fiction from Sandra Gail Lambert! Here’s an excerpt: Running didn’t help. It just turned you into prey. Ruth Ann knew the exact moment she…