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 →

Public policy and the human condition: Q&A with Charles Forrest Jones

Bloom caught up with Charles Forrest Jones, whose debut novel The Illusion of Simple is out now from the University of Iowa Press. Leah De Forest: First, thanks for taking the time to talk with Bloom about The Illusion of Simple. Charles Forrest Jones: Thank you right back for the opportunity. LDF: Could you tell … Continue reading →

The Real Horror Is Always Us: Q & A with Chin-Sun Lee

Will all this collective rage change anything? I honestly don’t know. But I’m going to keep writing about women and support my fellow women artists, regardless of their age. Continue reading →

Rhythm, Melody, and Tiny Extravaganzas: Q&A with Diane Mehta

It’s a difficult choice to write about aging, sadness, or grief, rather than turn an entire poem on love or the physical body, themes that seem to resonate with young poets these days, but it yields a lot emotionally if you can stand it. 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 →

Author Q and A: Jody Hobbs Hesler

by Martha Anne Toll I first met Jody Hobbs Hesler at a residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She was incredibly generous with my debut novel, THREE MUSES, and I am so happy to provide support to her debut launch. Jody says she has written “ever since she could hold a pencil.” … Continue reading →

Places We Left Behind: A memoir-in-miniature by Jennifer Lang

by Alice Lowe

“The whole book started as what I call flat prose and I tinkered and experimented with a lot of it to make it dance on the page.” Continue reading →