folks who are multilingual - how do you keep the languages separate in your brain?? sos necesito help makasihhh (see what i mean)

It’s my honor to announce @therumpus.net’s five nominations for BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2025. Check out this thread and give our nominees some love! 1) @jillchristman.bsky.social’s “Spinning Webs in Space.” #RumpusEssays therumpus.net/2024/10/08/s...

I have a letter to my first/birth mother in @therumpus.net for Adoption Awareness Month! This is a dream pub in so many ways; I’m so grateful to be part of this series and I feel so encouraged to keep writing about the messy grief and strange joy of being adopted 🤍 therumpus.net/2024/11/21/t...

@therumpus.net starterpack, courtesy of @tlpavlich.gay go.bsky.app/EKs9ZtJ

First review for my debut CRACK GOES THE CASCARÓN is in! The verdict: Sure to make readers smile, this sparkling story affirms cultural traditions. 🥳🎊🎉 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

i reread Long Live over the summer 💐 every line, i am in awe. forever a favorite.

hello this memoir is everything to both myself & my therapist

Incredibly powerful essay about family, culture, identity, adoption by @tiffyo.bsky.social A must read. therumpus.net/2024/11/14/t...

Hiiiii! I'm so proud to have an essay in @therumpus.bsky.social for adoptee awareness month. With lines from my first CNF writing class three years ago. I still can't believe it. My essay is about adoption, fathers, names, heritage — it's about choosing myself 🌱