Bloom Creative Writing: Poetry by Muriel Nelson

Spring has shifted the year’s
Uneven balance and the light
Spreads even as dawn adjusts… Continue reading →

The Tragedy of the “Two-way Mirror”: Q&A with Dionne Irving

“There are always architects for exploitation and subjugation . . . There is no exploitation unless there are people who are quietly complicit. That is the nature of human subjugation. Complicity is a ghost haunting this story.” Continue reading →

“Hurricane,” an Excerpt from Ronna Wineberg’s new collection, Artifacts and Other Stories

“When I was a child,” Wineberg says, “I imagined life became steadier, more controllable, and smoother as people entered middle-age and beyond. But as I have grown older, experienced my life so far, looked at the world around me, and written these stories, my perspective has changed.” Continue reading →

Turmoil and Resilience : Q&A with Adam Schwartz

“As a schoolteacher, I’m sometimes witness to teens in turmoil and to their resilience.” Continue reading →

Bloom Creative Writing: Poetry by Mark Goldstein

“Soon, several hundred sated, well-lubricated,
Turkish towel donning friends or strangers
will begin to filter out from the labyrinth
of thin-walled, cramped, private cubicles.” Continue reading →

Five in Bloom – Fall 2021

by Max LoSardo Fall 2021 is a great season for Bloomers. This month we feature a diverse array of writers making their debuts in memoir, novel, and novella, all coming from different backgrounds and training. This selection shows whether it’d be serving as an activist, managing a healthcare company, or anything in between, living life … Continue reading →

Bridging the Gaps: Q and A with Cassandra Lane

Memory is fluid and complex and difficult to judge. I love the idea of a tapestry of memories about the same event. Somewhere, in the middle of this woven quilt of memories, is the truth. Or many, many truths. Continue reading →