They wouldn’t let me near you,
their ring around your bedside tight
hungry wolves on a dark navy night Continue reading
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Bloom Creative Writing: Fiction by Stuart Watson
A few feet away, a first-gen Lincoln Town Car had taken up residence at the curb. It wore vanity Idaho plates celebrating someone named JELLI. Continue reading
Bloom Creative Writing: Poetry by Maud Kelly
The baby holds her hands to her ears, and I worry she hears voices. Continue reading
An Intentional, Evolving Vision: the Fiction of R. M. Kinder
“I want my fiction to be entertaining. I also want it to be honest to experience, to foster what I believe in, not pander to anything base—to have an ethical and moral perspective—and to have beauty.” 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
The Delights of Middle-Grade Fiction: Q&A with Gary Pedler
“Being from the minority group of LGBT+ made me more inclined to diversify my characters in ways beyond sexual orientation. I can get as emotionally involved in stories involving straight characters as the next person. At the same time, I’m aware of often not being included in these stories.”
Bloom Creative Writing: Poetry by David Ruekberg
“. . . while outside the living room window
bags of gold blazed yellow in the windowbox
and azaleas blared through pink trumpets . . .” Continue reading
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