"The realm of sound yields to me, sits at my feet. I can switch on. Or not. I am the queen of the universe in-between. And there, I stand atop a certain kind of peace." SERIOUSLY check out this gorgeous essay by Jillayna/said-anna. I'm fan girl of hers :) therumpus.net/2020/09/queen-…

Do you need NYT access to read this? Not sure, but read it if you can. Really excellent essay: nytimes.com/2020/10/14/mag…

"Secrecy stitched us a fraudulent reality. Denial masqueraded as hope..." Make time for this gorgeous essay about the appearance of feminism and grief. Bravo, Magin LaSov Gregg!

Voted by drop-off and it felt like freedom. If you're needing inspiration (or "inspo" as the kids say), check out these galvanizing essays from your favorite Rumpus Eds.

"North Dakota just elected a Representative who died from COVID a month ago. If that's not a metaphor for the state of the Republican Party, I don't know what is."-- Love of my life. washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11…

Take a break. Enjoy the witty irony & true philosophy of Anu Kandikuppa's awesome essay, Comb Or Brush? An Immigrants Knotty Dilemma, out in The Rumpus today. You deserve it. therumpus.net/2020/11/comb-o…

With Free Minds, I write to incarcerated writers every week and give feedback on their poetry. Your donation will help send one of my letters, or a book, to a hidden writer in need of a window to the outside world. Give a little today? #GivingTuesday2020 givelocaltogether.org

"In the Mojave, darkness washes over the land, beginning a vast and unhurried night. I explain myself to no one." Read more of this gorgeousness from Willa Zhang at The Rumpus! therumpus.net/2020/12/westwa…

Just too pumped to have an essay in The Rumpus this week. Huge thanks to Robbie Maakestad for his editorial wisdom and to Lauren Kaelin for the AWESOME McConaughey and greyhound art. therumpus.net/2021/02/true-d…

Proving you deserve a promotion as a BIPOC in publishing

Remembering someone very important to me today, and thinking of this essay published in The Rumpus. Rarely have I seen the spectral experience of grief expressed so vividly. Thank you Hannah Paige for this work! therumpus.net/2021/02/unprep…

Good pandemic writing isn't about the pandemic. It's about life, love, everything else. What, you want a perfect example? Look no further than Sunflower Sick, up at The Rumpus this week. therumpus.net/2021/03/sunflo…

I co-wrote an essay about Indiana with Rajpreet and @cartwriter77 for the Essay Daily #Midwessay Project. It features a handful of iconic Indianapolis landmarks, as well as corn: essaydaily.org/2021/03/the-mi…

Couldn't stop reading this essay about bodies, man. yalereview.yale.edu/wild-sublime-b…

Very pleased to show off a new essay with The Rumpus! "As if going into hiding from the onset, my parents immigrated from Mexico to the United States, to a place barely visible on most maps." "Psychic Cartographies" by Elda María Román therumpus.net/2023/03/28/psy…