“Fiction as a device to bring empathy and understanding”: Q & A with Jerry McGill

by Shoba Viswanathan
“I never thought I had led a life worthy of memoir. I thought memoir and autobiography were reserved for great lives….” Continue reading →

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 →

Multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-faith southern stories: Q & A with Anjali Enjeti

There is such joy in happy endings, and we know that making that final climb to publishing can sometimes feel like a fairy-tale ending while slogging away at any work in progress. That is why it feels particularly thrilling to share in the celebration of Anjali Enjeti, who after years of putting in the hard … Continue reading →

Bloom Creative Writing: Poetry by Lisa Braxton

With this selection of three poems by Lisa Braxton, we continue our new series of original fiction or poetry by writers who either published their first book at 40 or after, or who have yet to publish a book. Writers interested in submitting work should see our guidelines. The Basement Family Room  You skipped down the … Continue reading →

Writing Beyond Saris and Slums: A Conversation with Jenny Bhatt

by Shoba Viswanathan

“I didn’t want to simplify the caste, class, gender, race, or religion issues. These are complex, intersecting forces of discrimination. There are a lot of gray, murky areas and nothing is simple or we’d have fixed it all centuries ago. So I didn’t want to confirm the reader’s sense of right and wrong but actually make them question their personal biases.” Continue reading →

“My Imaginary Audience Was Me”: Q&A with Donna Miscolta

by Shoba Viswanathan

“We hear that we must stay relevant to be read. I think that as long as we explore our humanness in our work, we can’t help but be relevant.” Continue reading →

“We Have All Experienced Some Kind of Heartbreak”: Q&A with Judith Teitelman

by Shoba Viswanathan
“I would often joke, although I really did think it was the truth, that if I pulled out the Hindu God, who is both narrator and character in my story, and replaced Him with a vampire or a zombie, my manuscript would have sold immediately.”
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