Dear Sugar: How You Get Unstuck

“Dear Sugar, About eighteen months ago, I got pregnant. In a move that surprised both my boyfriend and me, we decided we wanted to keep the baby. Though the pregnancy was unplanned, we were really excited to become parents and the child was very much loved and wanted. When I was six and a half months pregnant, I miscarried. Since then, I’ve struggled to get out of bed.”

Author: Dear Sugar
Source: The Rumpus
Published: Jul 24, 2010
Length: 15 minutes (3,892 words)

Dear Sugar: The Ghost Ship That Didn’t Carry Us

What don’t you know? Make a list. Write down everything you don’t know about your future life—which is everything, of course—but use your imagination. What are the thoughts and images that come to mind when you picture yourself at twice the age you are now? What springs forth if you imagine the 82 year-old self who opted to “keep enjoying the same life” and what when you picture the 82 year-old self with a thirty-nine year old son or daughter?

Author: Dear Sugar
Source: The Rumpus
Published: Apr 21, 2011
Length: 9 minutes (2,346 words)

The Careless Language of Sexual Violence

We live in a culture that is very permissive where rape is concerned. While there are certainly many people who understand rape and the damage of rape, we also live in a time that necessitates the phrase “rape culture.” This phrase denotes a culture where we are inundated, in different ways, by the idea that male aggression and violence toward women is acceptable and often inevitable.

Author: Roxane Gay
Source: The Rumpus
Published: Mar 10, 2011
Length: 10 minutes (2,581 words)

Jeff Buckley and His Band, An Oral History

Source: The Rumpus
Published: Jun 24, 2009
Length: 11 minutes (2,993 words)

An Interview with Lawrence Weschler (about how to interview, among other things)

Author: Kyle Minor
Source: The Rumpus
Published: Feb 8, 2009
Length: 10 minutes (2,674 words)

Occupational Hazards by Jonathan Segura: An Ex-Girlfriend’s Review

Source: The Rumpus
Published: May 28, 2009
Length: 4 minutes (1,174 words)

Conversations About The Internet #1: The Rumpus Interview with Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone

Source: The Rumpus
Published: Apr 17, 2009
Length: 12 minutes (3,245 words)