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An independent arts and culture magazine for risk-taking voices.| The Rumpus
This time last year I sat for days with my father in his room at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, recording his voice as he narrated the story of his| The Rumpus
Forty-four, single and accidentally pregnant. Before Martha Bayne can even decide whether this is a dream or a nightmare, the realities of insurance, economics and government legislature over women's bodies kick in.| The Rumpus
From 2010-2017, writer and editor Sari Botton ran an interview series at The Rumpus called “Conversations with Writers Braver Than Me.” From the intro to Sari’s first interview in this series (with Vivian Gornick): “As a writer of first-person nonfiction, I have lately been paralyzed with fear, mostly about hurting other people through the stories I tell. Every time I publish a personal essay, someone close to me freaks out – sometimes because I’ve revealed something about myself ...| The Rumpus
