A chunk of wood, softball size, has found a final harbor
on my desk. Boldly asymmetrical, it reveals, turning
in my hand, two sawtooth planes, a confusion of knotwood,
a crevice of crustaceous bark. Continue reading
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Bloom Creative Writing: Poetry by Jeneva Burroughs Stone
Sometimes I think of my classmate John
with his colleagues in the burning skyscraper. Continue reading
Bloom Creative Writing: Meditations, by Mark Rogers
Among the ashes was a book. A Spanish translation of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Why it didn’t burn he didn’t know. Continue reading
Bloom Creative Writing: Split Open by J.M. Schmidt
We got out of the car. It was barely misting and just a little wind. With the horses and pastures, I felt like we were in Scotland, or maybe a commercial for Scotland. I couldn’t tell for sure if Mom was crying or her face was just wet from the mist. Continue reading
Bloom Creative Writing: Poem and Prose by Pamela McGarry
In the night meadow, we leave our eyes open. I ask you, my love, am I levitating? Continue reading
Bloom Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry by Sarah Freligh
“Their favorite show was one where women told their sorrowful stories in quavering voices, each one sadder than the last…” Continue reading
Bloom Creative Writing: “This is in a Black Trash Bag” by Karen Walker
“In I go with this in a black trash bag.” Continue reading