Readers Report Back From… Sticks and Stones
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Sticks and Stones.”Edited by Susan Clements.* * *People I Have Hurt (a partial list):Lisa G., who I was so madly in...
View ArticleReaders Report Back From…All for You
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “All for You.”Edited by Susan Clements. * * *In the morning, Jenny leaves at six. You hear the alarm, then the...
View ArticleReaders Report: My Summer’s End
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “My Summer’s End.”Edited by Susan Clements.***I’m thirteen years old, arriving in Newport with my uncle in his Toyota...
View ArticleReaders Report: Magic
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Magic.”Edited by Susan Clements.***At Divine Redeemer Catholic School, where I attended kindergarten through eighth...
View ArticleReaders Report: Resolutions
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Resolutions.”Edited by Susan Clements. ***Getting laid is pretty big news in El Campo, Texas. Everyone knows...
View ArticleReaders Report: Missed Connections
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Missed Connections.”Edited by Susan Clements.***From time to time, a woman calls my wife’s cell phone from an...
View ArticleReaders Report: Fantasy Land
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Fantasy Land.”Edited by Susan Clements.* * *Time travel makes things shiny and now here we are running away from...
View ArticleReaders Report: Haunted
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Haunted.”Edited by Susan Clements.* * *I pack her boxes when the sun is down. Clem doesn’t have much—some clothes...
View ArticleReaders Report: Remorse
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Remorse.”Edited by Susan Clements.***memory that flows backwards is sorrow for everything that is over. the has been...
View ArticleReaders Report: By Chance
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “By Chance.”Edited by Susan Clements.* * * Ten years ago, at a gig in New York City, I first heard these lines...
View ArticleReaders Report: Summer Fever
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Summer Fever.”Edited by Susan Clements.* * *You emailed me videos of some bands you said I might like because...
View ArticleReaders Report: Fall Back
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Fall Back.”Edited by Susan Clements.* * *The new year was two weeks old, but it already felt stale. Snow lay in...
View ArticleReaders Report: Impossible Resolutions
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Impossible Resolutions.”Edited by Susan Clements.* * *Gabe knew there was a way out. He bargained with himself to...
View ArticleReaders Report: Too Much, Too Soon
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Too Much, Too Soon.”Edited by Susan Clements.* * *Shuffling down the stairs in her biggest pair of tortoiseshells...
View ArticleReaders Report: Harvest
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Harvest.”Edited by Susan Clements.* * *Thanksgiving was her least favorite day of the year, but the weeks leading up...
View ArticleReaders Report: The Emperor’s New Clothes
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” We chose this subject in light of last Friday’s inauguration. Edited by Susan Clements....
View ArticleReaders Report: The New Patriot
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “The New Patriot.” Through the month of July, we’ll be looking at what it does and doesn’t mean to be a patriot in...
View ArticleReaders Report: Masks and Disguises
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Masks and Disguises.” Through the month of October, we’ll be looking at disguises and masks (literal and...
View ArticleReaders Report: Mommy Dearest
A collection of short pieces written by Rumpus readers pertaining to the subject of “Mommy Dearest.” Through the month of May, we’ve published a series of pieces focused on “Mothering Outside the...
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