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Bloom | "Late" According to Whom?

Where you’ll encounter authors whose first books were published when they were 40 or older; who bloomed in their own good time.

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Most recent posts

Liminal Characters and the Puzzle of the Short Story: Q&A with Sara Reish Desmond
Sara Reish Desmond’s debut collection, What We Might Become (out now from Cornerstone Press), has been hailed as both “vivid” and “haunting.” Filled with complex and riveting characters, her stories will stay with you for …
On , by Leah De Forest, 2,069 words
Bloom Creative Writing: “Til It’s Gone,” by Alexis Levitin
With this work by Alexis Levitin, we continue to highlight original fiction and poetry from writers who either published their first book of poetry or fiction at 40 or after, or who have yet to …
On , by joeschuster3, 2,333 words
An Excerpt from Elaine Neil Orr’s novel, Dancing Woman
In her forthcoming new novel, Dancing Woman, Elaine Neil Orr writes overtly for the first time about feminism and the need for women to have women’s art-and to create art. Her powerful story has earned …
On , by chsummie, 662 words