Elizabeth Zertuche
@writerezertuche.bsky.social
Writer filling blank pages. Reading line after line. (she/her)
Fiction Reader @therumpus.net
https://linktr.ee/WriterEZertuche
https://therumpus.net/2025/12/12/an-exodus-and-a-beginning-a-conversation-with-joanna-choi-kalbus/
Fiction Reader @therumpus.net
https://linktr.ee/WriterEZertuche
https://therumpus.net/2025/12/12/an-exodus-and-a-beginning-a-conversation-with-joanna-choi-kalbus/
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"Now that I am old, I look just like her. I look in the mirror and say that’s my Omai. What is she doing in the mirror?"
Elizabeth Zertuche interviews Joanna Choi Kalbus about The Boat Not Taken.
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Elizabeth Zertuche interviews Joanna Choi Kalbus about The Boat Not Taken.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Now that I am old, I look just like her. I look in the mirror and say that’s my Omai. What is she doing in the mirror?"
Elizabeth Zertuche interviews Joanna Choi Kalbus about The Boat Not Taken.
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Elizabeth Zertuche interviews Joanna Choi Kalbus about The Boat Not Taken.
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(Edited Post) Link in my bio. I had a wonderful time interviewing Joanna Kalbus. Grateful to @roxanegay.bsky.social at @therumpus.net. Consider adding “The Boat Not Taken” memoir to your ❄️winter ❄️ reading list. Enjoy this interview, additional conversations and content at @therumpus.net.
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
(Edited Post) Link in my bio. I had a wonderful time interviewing Joanna Kalbus. Grateful to @roxanegay.bsky.social at @therumpus.net. Consider adding “The Boat Not Taken” memoir to your ❄️winter ❄️ reading list. Enjoy this interview, additional conversations and content at @therumpus.net.
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Make sure to register for @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's book launch event with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social and @avitusbcarle.bsky.social over Zoom on November 7th at 7pm EST! buff.ly/CtKtA0k
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October 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Make sure to register for @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's book launch event with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social and @avitusbcarle.bsky.social over Zoom on November 7th at 7pm EST! buff.ly/CtKtA0k
Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/3pPOviA
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Preorder BITTER OVER SWEET right here: buff.ly/3pPOviA
@susanschulman.bsky.social
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"The Fortunate Ones" surprised fiction judge Rachel Khong at every turn. "It's funny, horrifying, and striking--a story after my own heart."
Congratulations to Aimee LaBrie for winning The Rumpus Prize in our fiction category!
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Congratulations to Aimee LaBrie for winning The Rumpus Prize in our fiction category!
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June 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"The Fortunate Ones" surprised fiction judge Rachel Khong at every turn. "It's funny, horrifying, and striking--a story after my own heart."
Congratulations to Aimee LaBrie for winning The Rumpus Prize in our fiction category!
➡️ buff.ly/MNm5huz
Congratulations to Aimee LaBrie for winning The Rumpus Prize in our fiction category!
➡️ buff.ly/MNm5huz
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“Something Close to Nothing” by Tom Pyun is a brilliant novel, and I enjoyed learning more about the book and the author last night at Skylight Books.
Side note: This is the first book that I’ve ever contributed a blurb (praise quote) to. #books
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Side note: This is the first book that I’ve ever contributed a blurb (praise quote) to. #books
💙📚
November 15, 2024 at 4:25 PM
“Something Close to Nothing” by Tom Pyun is a brilliant novel, and I enjoyed learning more about the book and the author last night at Skylight Books.
Side note: This is the first book that I’ve ever contributed a blurb (praise quote) to. #books
💙📚
Side note: This is the first book that I’ve ever contributed a blurb (praise quote) to. #books
💙📚
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Had a fantastic chat with Tom Pyun about this debut novel. As he told me: "Part of this book is processing my grief over dating in SF. I've lived a lot of places, and it's the worst of any place I've ever lived."
Tom Pyun on Dating White Men, Navigating Privilege, and Following His Passion
The debut author's book, 'Something Close to Nothing,' focuses on a gay male couple whose relationship is at a crossroads.
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November 15, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Had a fantastic chat with Tom Pyun about this debut novel. As he told me: "Part of this book is processing my grief over dating in SF. I've lived a lot of places, and it's the worst of any place I've ever lived."
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Everybody say congratulations Tom Pyun! Honored to be a part of the NYC launch of Something Close to Nothing at @yuandmebooks. Go get you a copy if you know what’s good for you 🫶
November 22, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Everybody say congratulations Tom Pyun! Honored to be a part of the NYC launch of Something Close to Nothing at @yuandmebooks. Go get you a copy if you know what’s good for you 🫶
November 26, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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November 26, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Stories from Issue Eighty-Five, ICYMI. First up: Sweater Weather by @marioaliberto3.bsky.social. Includes audio of Mario reading his story! www.smokelong.com/stories/swea...
November 26, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Stories from Issue Eighty-Five, ICYMI. First up: Sweater Weather by @marioaliberto3.bsky.social. Includes audio of Mario reading his story! www.smokelong.com/stories/swea...
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Something amazing happened this year that I will share with you all. My story LOSS which was published by @therumpus.net was nominated for the O'Henry Prize and Best of the Net! It will also appear in my upcoming collection MAGIC CAN'T SAVE US. You can read it here: therumpus.net/2023/12/11/l...
Rumpus Original Fiction: Loss - The Rumpus
I thought about that Chupacabra at the farmhouse, ripping those goats to shreds. He was my fucking hero.
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November 20, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Something amazing happened this year that I will share with you all. My story LOSS which was published by @therumpus.net was nominated for the O'Henry Prize and Best of the Net! It will also appear in my upcoming collection MAGIC CAN'T SAVE US. You can read it here: therumpus.net/2023/12/11/l...