“Being from the minority group of LGBT+ made me more inclined to diversify my characters in ways beyond sexual orientation. I can get as emotionally involved in stories involving straight characters as the next person. At the same time, I’m aware of often not being included in these stories.”
by Sam Florsheim and Max LoSaro
A diverse collection of novels, essays, and memoirs published by Bloomers in Spring 2021 Continue reading
by Alice Stephens
“There is no writing life—there’s just your life and how writing fits into it.” Continue reading
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
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
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
by Martha Anne Toll
“If there’s no humor in a story, I can’t bear to write it.” Continue reading
