I am such a private person that as I was writing, if I had allowed myself to think about other people reading my work, I would have had to stop. But now, I just have to put that anxiety aside. And trust that baring my soul on the page is no different from doing so on stage.
By Susan Sechrist
“This is orthogonality at its core—going back to the beginning where new intersections are born, watching what unfolds from those unique moments of coming together, what curve or shape emerges and how those multiple shapes morph together.”
“After her stroke, we read to each other”
by Lisa Peet
“The longer I did it, I couldn’t be absurd anymore, because there was too much at stake. And it also was much more interesting to draw what mattered.”
“The irony of having a bust made of myself is not lost on me.”
by Shoba Viswanathan
“I never thought I had led a life worthy of memoir. I thought memoir and autobiography were reserved for great lives….”
“Dear Langston,
I read one of your poems a few days ago and thought I would write you a letter…”
“We all know what it feels like to feel like something less than what we’re supposed to be.”
At Bloom, we believe it is never too late to take a risk and try something new. In that spirit, we are excited to announce that we are now accepting poetry and fiction submissions from blooming authors who first publish or publish in a new genre (for example, a novelist who publishes a poem, an academic …
In solidarity with antiracism protests around the country and internationally, Bloom strives to be antiracist in what we publish, whom we interview, and the books we choose to excerpt. Bloom understands that many who fit that profile come from marginalized communities of all varieties, and that paths to publication are too often challenged by systemic racism. Our goal is to amplify the underheard and to celebrate the undersung—the authors who are not reviewed in mainstream publishing. Our all-volunteer editorial team is fiercely dedicated to realizing a just society through the dissemination of diverse voices that speak to equality for all.
by Sam Florsheim and Max LoSardo 2022 promises many exciting and immersive debuts from a broad collection of writers. Here are five works we’re looking forward to reading. — Charmaine Wilkerson is an American writer based in Italy and a graduate of Barnard College and Stanford University. She is also a former journalist, whose award-winning … Continue reading
by Lisa Peet
“I really did feel like [the title] demonstrated the core theme of the book, which is determination and resilience, and figuring out how to navigate with some awkward grace.” Continue reading
Spring has shifted the year’s
Uneven balance and the light
Spreads even as dawn adjusts… Continue reading
“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
“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
“As a schoolteacher, I’m sometimes witness to teens in turmoil and to their resilience.” Continue reading
“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
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