| This Week from The Rumpus |
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- Letters in the Mail (from authors!) courtesy of Shane and Hannah Burcaw
- New Interview with Natasha Williams by Erin Wood
- New Reviews of Noami Cohn's The Braille Encyclopedia by Esa Grigsby and of Tawahum Bige's Cut to Fortress by Robert Manaster
- Upcoming: Show Us Your Desk with Melissa Febos
- New Fiction by Megan Howell
- New Essay by Josiah Roberts
- New original Comic by Gabe Montesanti
- New Funny Women by Jody Callahan
- Funny Women submissions close Sunday, May 11
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Interviews & Reviews
“We often don’t see the day-to-day lives of people living with mental illness until their circumstances become headlines...”
Erin Wood interviews Natasha Williams about The Parts of Him I Kept
“This encyclopedia-memoir gives the reader a sense of a beautiful, abstract, self-referential, fluid untethering...”
Esa Grigsby reviews Naomi Cohn’s The Braille Encyclopedia
“Their tone, cadence and disposition lend force and energy to their voice. You cannot turn away.”
Robert Manaster reviews Tawahum Bige’s Cut to Fortress |
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| Letters in the Mail (from authors!) |
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Letters in the Mail from authors is a Rumpus subscription in which you receive an actual, postmarked letter from one of our favorite writers in your IRL mailbox twice a month. All letters are non-promotional, include a creative prompt, and have a return mailing address in case you'd like to write the author back!
Up next, an author letter from...
May 15: Shane and Hannah Burcaw are authors and relationship vloggers on a mission to improve the way society understands disability. On their YouTube channel, Squirmy and Grubs, which has gained over one million subscribers, the couple shares an authentic examination of what it’s like to be in an interabled relationship. Shane and Hannah speak across the country from universities to elementary schools to Fortune 500 companies. Subscribe by May 14! |
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Show Us Your Desk:
Melissa Febos
Join us Tuesday, May 13 at 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT on Instagram LIVE for the latest Show Us Your Desk! Greg Mania's next desk belongs to none other than Melissa Febos, author of The Dry Season We'll see you there on Instagram Live! |
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Founded in 2009 in San Francisco, CA with readers and editors all over the US and abroad, The Rumpusis one of the longest-running independent online literary and culture magazines. Our mostly volunteer-run magazine strives to be a platform for risk-taking voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere. We lift up new voices alongside those of more established writers readers already know and love. Often, we are an emerging writer's first notable publication, which is something we’re really proud of. We believe that literature builds community—and if reading The Rumpus makes you feel more connected, please show your support! Our Membership and subscription programs help keep us going and brings us closer to sustainability.
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