“The irony of having a bust made of myself is not lost on me.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Fiction
Authors / Fiction / Interviews / Nonfiction
“Fiction as a device to bring empathy and understanding”: Q & A with Jerry McGill
by Shoba Viswanathan
“I never thought I had led a life worthy of memoir. I thought memoir and autobiography were reserved for great lives….” 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
“Hurricane,” an Excerpt from Ronna Wineberg’s new collection, Artifacts and Other Stories
“When I was a child,” Wineberg says, “I imagined life became steadier, more controllable, and smoother as people entered middle-age and beyond. But as I have grown older, experienced my life so far, looked at the world around me, and written these stories, my perspective has changed.” Continue reading
Authors / Debut Authors / Features / Fiction / Interviews
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
Bloom Creative Writing: “Tapioca” by Tiffany H. White
“It’s 1968: Diana is eleven, an orphan, and knows more than she should.” Continue reading
Not a Word Wasted: Q&A with Brian Phillip Whalen
I’m driven by oh-so-close failure. To get near to your goal—whatever that is—to see it up close: it can make you want it even more, can spur you to take more risks. Art needs risk. Continue reading
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