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Robot Horses Waging War on Angels: A Profile of Chris Eaton
There are bodies, and there are words. The bodies shift sides and see their components replaced; they look in mirrors and see themselves made horrific, the mechanical overtaking the organic, and they...
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The Rumpus Interview with Christian Kiefer
Christian Kiefer is a poet, musician, and author of the novels The Infinite Tides and, most recently, The Animals. The story of The Animals interweaves the lives of two boyhood friends, who, as young...
View ArticleJoseph Conrad’s Thank-You Note to Henry James
Clothed in the wonderful garment of your prose, they have stood, consoling, by my side under many skies,” Conrad wrote. “I trust that you will consent, by accepting this copy, to augment the precious...
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #63: Patrick Madden
Patrick Madden teaches writing at Brigham Young University and is the author of the essay collection Quotidiana. His essays frequently appear in literary magazines and have been featured in The Best...
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #139: Debra Jo Immergut
The Captives lives up to its name: abandon, as you enter this quick-paced novel, your concepts of low and high literature, and succumb to the pleasures of a work which makes of genre a paddock in which...
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview #141: Tara Isabella Burton
The word that first comes to mind when I think of Tara Isabella Burton’s work is feast. Her travel writing features sumptuous landscapes and vivid interviews, while her critical essays—on religion,...
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How Patterns Break: Talking with Linda Bierds
As a poet, Linda Bierds is a rare find. She’s a devoted researcher, a caring teacher, and a transcendent image-maker. Her work draws on ekphrasis, historical personae, scientific thinking, and...
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The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Chrissy Stroop and Lauren O’Neal
The Rumpus Book Club chats with Chrissy Stroop and Lauren O’Neal about their co-edited anthology, Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church (Epiphany Publishing, November 2019), the importance of...
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