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Category Archives: Debut Authors

Storytelling and Public Health: Q & A with Alejandro Varela
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Storytelling and Public Health: Q & A with Alejandro Varela

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Alice Stephens • Leave a comment

Public health and fiction share a desire to elicit reactions… both examine experiences in order to better understand human motivations and actions, as well as the systems that dictate our decision-making. Continue reading →

The More I Wrote, The More I Remembered: Q & A with Laura L. Engel
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The More I Wrote, The More I Remembered: Q & A with Laura L. Engel

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Alice Stephens • 2 Comments

I felt compelled to start the conversation about what had happened, addressing the crippling legacy of shame and guilt from leaving our babies decades ago. Continue reading →

An Excerpt from Melanie Mitzner’s novel, Slow Reveal
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An Excerpt from Melanie Mitzner’s novel, Slow Reveal

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Alice Stephens • Leave a comment

So what if sobriety made him coherent. His mind was a refuse bin for advertising concepts. Blasphemy, plain and simple. Although she wanted to talk about it, she wouldn’t for fear a confrontation would send him back to the gin with a virulence. Continue reading →

The Tragic Beauty of Dance: Q & A with Gavin Larsen
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The Tragic Beauty of Dance: Q & A with Gavin Larsen

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Alice Stephens • 1 Comment

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. Continue reading →

Urban Legends and Conspiracy Theories: Q & A with Jeff Chon
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Urban Legends and Conspiracy Theories: Q & A with Jeff Chon

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Alice Stephens • Leave a comment

“We all know what it feels like to feel like something less than what we’re supposed to be.” Continue reading →

Turmoil and Resilience : Q&A with Adam Schwartz
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Turmoil and Resilience : Q&A with Adam Schwartz

Posted on October 5, 2021 by joeschuster3 • Leave a comment

“As a schoolteacher, I’m sometimes witness to teens in turmoil and to their resilience.” Continue reading →

Five in Bloom – Fall 2021
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Five in Bloom – Fall 2021

Posted on September 21, 2021 by maxlosardo • Leave a comment

by Max LoSardo Fall 2021 is a great season for Bloomers. This month we feature a diverse array of writers making their debuts in memoir, novel, and novella, all coming from different backgrounds and training. This selection shows whether it’d be serving as an activist, managing a healthcare company, or anything in between, living life … Continue reading →

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