Now, finally, in the parking lot, all the sum total of minutes she had extracted when the time was so precious, did not have any value when stacked on top of each other. Continue reading
Author Archives: mctking96
Bloom Creative Writing: Poem and Prose by Pamela McGarry
In the night meadow, we leave our eyes open. I ask you, my love, am I levitating? Continue reading
Bloom Creative Writing: An After Dinner Mint
The deal had been struck not only for them, but for the sake of everyone, the whole family. Lisa and Mart were sitting in Lisa’s living room on the sofa, drinking Campari and Soda, an old tradition, and having one of those bitterly truthful talks that are one part booze, two parts bravado, and eighteen parts terror. Continue reading
Bloom Creative Writing: “Smoke Without a Fire,” by Teboho Mohlomi
The smoke filled the hut. Thick, blue. Continue reading
Bloom Creative Writing: Fiction by Stuart Watson
A few feet away, a first-gen Lincoln Town Car had taken up residence at the curb. It wore vanity Idaho plates celebrating someone named JELLI. Continue reading
Not a Word Wasted: Q&A with Brian Phillip Whalen
I’m driven by oh-so-close failure. To get near to your goal—whatever that is—to see it up close: it can make you want it even more, can spur you to take more risks. Art needs risk. Continue reading
At Home in the Past: Q&A with Lea Singer
Writing my first novel, I felt: the past was drawing nearer, often so close, that it hurt. Continue reading