rope bed lay me down on that old rope bed let my last and longest breath pass cradled in its warp and weft…
Author: Anna Lea Jancewicz
Anna Lea Jancewicz lives in Norfolk, Virginia, where she homeschools her two children, teaches creative writing, and is Best Dungeon Master Ever for a group of heroic middle-graders. She is an editor for Tiny Donkey, a journal of short-form fairy tale nonfiction. Her writing has been chosen for The Best Small Fictions, Literary Hub Daily, and the Wigleaf Top 50 longlist, and has appeared at Hobart, Necessary Fiction, Pithead Chapel, and many other venues. Her short story collection, (m)otherhood, is forthcoming from Widow and Orphan House press, FALL 2017. Say it: Yahnt-SEV-ich.
Questions for the Blue Collar Girl/ Jan Stinchcomb
How long have you had that coat? You still have clothes from high school? Why are you so self-deprecating? Why did you pass up the chance to go to Columbia? You mean your parents didn’t go to college? Your dad wears jeans to work? Does anybody in your family read? Why are you so stressed…
Stakes/ T. Rios
Our lives were horror stories, but we didn’t know it. We were the figures that stalked the nightmares of middle- and upper-middle-class parents. Some of us were the brave young black men first eaten by the monster; others, the virginal Final Girls pure enough to survive until the end. We were the big-haired bombshells who…
Solidarity in a Minute 46/ Mick Parsons
A short note about Solidarity in a Minute 46: Solidarity in a minute 46 grew out of my experiences as a labor activist and organizer. One of the things you discover very quickly when you’re trying to organize any workforce that historically has been unorganized — in my case, it was adjunct college instructors —…
RR Playlist Episode 1
Here it is, our first round-up of songs nominated for the Rabble Rousers Playlist! Keep ’em coming– send your pick with 100 words or less, prose or poetry, to rabble.editor@yahoo.com with the heading PLAYLIST: [Song title]. Misty Skaggs: “9 to 5,” Dolly Parton In my dreams, the nighttime ones they can’t take out from…
Rabble Rousers Playlist
We want to rock. Nominate a song for our playlist of working class anthems! Write 100 words or less, prose or poetry, about or inspired by your pick. Tell us about the song that makes you proud, or chokes you up, or gets your blood simmering. Choose the song you rank as pure working class…
First Issue Coming May Day
We are thrilled to announce that the inaugural issue of Rabble Lit will be appearing on May 1st! We’ve already accepted outstanding work from some great writers, but please keep those submissions coming because we have room for more- especially nonfiction and art. Starting in June, we’ll also be bringing you fresh content between issues: regular…
Join Us
Are you an awesome working class writer or editor? Rabble Lit needs you! We’d like to add two more readers to our staff. Contact us at rabble.editor@yahoo.com and let us know a little about your background and experience. We encourage writers of color and/or bilingual writers to apply. We want pitches from potential staff writers, too….
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