Storytelling and Public Health: Q & A with Alejandro Varela

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

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

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

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

“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

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

Five in Bloom – Fall 2021

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 →