By Joe Schuster
“I have come to see that satire and cynicism are defenses against harder-to-cope-with emotions.” Continue reading
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The Importance of Place
After years of writing fiction, Barbara Hoffbeck Scoblic segued into writing memoir. Many of the stories about her life on the farm included characters that had been based on her parents and siblings. Those had to be rewritten to conform to the standards of memoir. A laborious process of writing, editing, and rewriting ensued. For … Continue reading
GO FIGURE: Too Little Margin for Proof
By Susan Sechrist
…margins are a sacred, liminal space; an invitation to converse with the author, the characters, and the concept of the book. Marginalia excavates the secret passageways that exist in every text, and is not just about adding words, it’s also about adding space. Continue reading
Deception, Complexity & The Beautiful Possible: Q&A with Amy Gottlieb
by Martha Anne Toll
“I inhabit a liminal space between . . . overlapping worlds and find this convergent space ripe with possibility. I’m consistently energized by these intersections and frictions.” Continue reading
FIVE IN BLOOM: 2017 Novel Debuts
by Mollie Weisenfeld
Here are five Bloomer debut novels to track down and look out for this year. Continue reading
Identity, Intimacy, & Liberation: Q&A with E.V. Legters
by Alice Schechter
If art imitates life, and I believe it should, nothing that happens is the end of a story. There are no neatly tied threads. Continue reading
FIVE IN BLOOM: Black Visual Artists
by Mollie Weisenfeld
February’s Black History Month should not be the only time Black history is a highlight of mainstream conversation; here at Bloom, we’re pleased to keep the dialogue going. Continue reading
