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Category Archives: Fiction

“Diamond District” and “Sleeping” from Katharine Weber’s collection, <em>Jane of Hearts and Other Stories</em>
Fiction / Features / Excerpts

“Diamond District” and “Sleeping” from Katharine Weber’s collection, Jane of Hearts and Other Stories

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Lisa Peet • Leave a comment

“Let the stone tell you what it wants to be and allow it to become that thing,” the old man whispered. Isabel peered through the loupe and bent over her grandfather’s work table. Continue reading →

“Leaning In to Love the Ride”: Q & A with Jai Chakrabarti
Authors / Fiction / Interviews

“Leaning In to Love the Ride”: Q & A with Jai Chakrabarti

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Alice Stephens • Leave a comment

My novel has shifted to become its own creature—it’s no longer something that belongs only to me; now that it’s out there it’s finding a shape of its own. Continue reading →

GO FIGURE: Infinity and the Infinitesimal
Authors / Fiction / Go Figure

GO FIGURE: Infinity and the Infinitesimal

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Bloom • Leave a comment

By Susan Sechrist

“This is orthogonality at its core—going back to the beginning where new intersections are born, watching what unfolds from those unique moments of coming together, what curve or shape emerges and how those multiple shapes morph together.” Continue reading →

Bloom Creative Writing: “Bust,” by K. L. Cook
Fiction / Original Fiction

Bloom Creative Writing: “Bust,” by K. L. Cook

Posted on November 30, 2021 by joeschuster3 • Leave a comment

“The irony of having a bust made of myself is not lost on me.” Continue reading →

“Fiction as a device to bring empathy and understanding”: Q & A with Jerry McGill
Authors / Fiction / Interviews / Nonfiction

“Fiction as a device to bring empathy and understanding”: Q & A with Jerry McGill

Posted on November 23, 2021 by shobavish • 1 Comment

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
Authors / Debut Authors / Fiction / Interviews

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 →

“Hurricane,” an Excerpt from Ronna Wineberg’s new collection, <em>Artifacts and Other Stories</em>
Excerpts / Features / Fiction

“Hurricane,” an Excerpt from Ronna Wineberg’s new collection, Artifacts and Other Stories

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Bloom • Leave a comment

“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 →

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