Jean Ferruzola

"Feral Feminisms in Noir: A Conversation with Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum by Kristen Millares Young" written in white at the bottom of Lunstrum.'s author photo. To the left of these words is the book cover for In Elita beneath the full white Rumpus logo.

"I wanted to see if I could write a story in which the compelling feature of the plot is not violence...but rather the act of a girl or woman becoming more herself."

Kristen Millares Young interviews Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum about Elita (@triquarterlymag.bsky.social ).

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This sounds rad!

NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER + YOU HAVE A MATCH

Alma Aguilar is set on breaking her family’s curse of bad luck. But meeting the half-sister she never knew and reuniting their late father’s band for one last show forces her to confront buried secrets and redefine her future. #BluePit #Q #YA

I got a rejection on a full read on New Year’s Day! 😂 😭 solidarity in this new year

Query tracking sites are so helpful, but seeing that timeline of subs REALLY puts into perspective how many of us there are and how hard we're all working :') happy new year of querying to all #amquerying #querying #writers

When you did Christmas too good for your toddler and you’ve been stuck being the voice of Captain Barnacle the toy for two days 🥲 🆘

Anyway it turns out that constantly making jokes about how smart and funny and attractive you are will genuinely result in greater self-esteem than constantly making "jokes" about how you're a stupid piece of shit. You have to take my advice because I'm so pretty. 💁🏽‍♀️

I am experiencing this same disrespect from my thermostat refusing to raise the heat by one degree whilst I sit cozily in bed

As a chronic lurker this is a wild news cycle to start one of these, but here we go 🙌

I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER + YOU HAVE A MATCH

Alma spent her life following her abuela’s rules to escape the family curse. But meeting the half-sister she never knew and reuniting their late father’s band for one last show changes everything.

Fav xmas treat: buñuelos

#CheerPit #Q #YA