Bloom Creative Writing: We Are Not Having This Conversation, by Michael Horton

“This morning on her way home from church (Val is the only one of us who goes), she stopped at the kids’ new house.” Continue reading →

Bloom Creative Writing: Poetry by Jack Powers

“The Inuit do not have fifty words for snow, but the Greeks had eight words
for love” Continue reading →

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Hot Dogs & Maid Service

by Bonnie ZoBell

I was quite the voyeur as a babysitter. Even then, I wanted to know what made people tick. I looked through closets, under beds, trying to discover folks’ secrets, who they really were. Were other families more normal than mine? Continue reading →

Bloomers at Large: Keeping the Light On

By Vicraj Gill

Bloomer Ruth Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being earned a spot on the longlist for the 2013 Man Booker Prize. Also on the list is Harvest by Jim Crace, who began publishing novels in his forties after a series of short stories and radio plays. Continue reading →