By Cara Dempsey
Even when they are loving and well-meaning, parents are misguided. They don’t “get it”. Continue reading
Category Archives: Bloomers At Large
BLOOMERS AT LARGE: The Kid in Us
By Cara Dempsey
The world of children’s literature has long been occupied by many esteemed bloomers. We’d previously featured Cushman on our list of “Five Children’s Literature Authors” along with Dick King Smith, Lucy M. Boston, Christopher Paul Curtis, and Sharon Creech. Continue reading
Bloomers at Large: Congratulations Are in Order
It’s been a while since we’ve posted our bloomers round-up, . . . [t]his month we want to . . . extend our heartfelt congratulations to those among our rolls here at Bloom who’ve been recognized and/or have recently bloomed in new and exciting ways. Continue reading
BLOOMERS AT LARGE: Rising Like Cream
by Kaulie Lewis
The “plucky, nonconformist, self-determined and self-realized person” who embodies a particular American ideal could also be a description of Iceberg Slim, a career pimp who turned to writing during the political turmoil of the 1960s. Continue reading
BLOOMERS AT LARGE: World-Expanding
by Kaulie Lewis
Then there’s the considerably less successful but still daringly inventive bohemian Bloomer Joe Gould, who spent his life composing what is likely the longest novel ever written, depending on your definition of “novel.” Continue reading
BLOOMERS AT LARGE: Culturally Necessary
by Kaulie Lewis
It’s a philosophical point greatly at odds with Kundera’s earlier work, and that may be the novella’s most interesting quality. Of course, we recommend you read it for yourself and decide. Continue reading
BLOOMERS AT LARGE: The Resistance
by Kaulie Lewis
These Bloomers, from Dante to Bram Stoker to Nell Zink, cover 750 years and nearly every genre, and no two of their experiences are particularly similar. Continue reading
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