FIVE in BLOOM: Spring Bloomers 2021

by Sam Florsheim and Max LoSaro

A diverse collection of novels, essays, and memoirs published by Bloomers in Spring 2021 Continue reading →

There’s a Kind of Magic in Blooming Late: Q & A with Morowa Yejidé

by Alice Stephens

“There is no writing life—there’s just your life and how writing fits into it.” Continue reading →

A Channeling of Rage: Q & A with David Winner

by Y.S. Fing

“We should not assume that anything coming out of our government and military is necessarily competent and well though-out.” Continue reading →

GO FIGURE: The Hyperbola Stories – Part 2 Half Measures

By Susan Sechrist

“It only took me about 15 minutes to puzzle together the pieces and while they didn’t fit seamlessly, they made a crazy kind of sense that felt, well, mysteriously algorithmic, like we’d tapped into some secret second nature that hides inside narrative.” 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 →

Making Funny Things Into Art: Q & A with Sari Rosenblatt

by Martha Anne Toll

“If there’s no humor in a story, I can’t bear to write it.” Continue reading →

We All Want to Change the World: Rita Dragonette on the Anti-Vietnam War Movement

by Andy Shi

“Women’s war stories, until recently, were primarily of impact vs combat. Impact affects everyone. We were and have all been impacted by war—and the other big issues in life. I’m very interested in battlefields that aren’t on the front.” Continue reading →