James BloomNov 17, 20215 minBAP Stands for Bloody Awful PoetrySelf-portrait of the author, aged 17, as a self-concealing & technique obsessed aspiring poet During my two dozen years as a high school...
James BloomOct 3, 20214 minAnecdote as Building Block versus Stand AloneLooking back at the one book I have written, I find that it has a kind of musical structure. In the same way that music-- whether...
James BloomAug 21, 20214 minA Fondness for FablesThis morning I have been leafing through a book from my childhood to which I find myself repeatedly drawn back-- Aesop's Fables as retold...
James BloomMay 18, 20213 minWhy am I doing this?Ever since I first heard of 'blogging' some fifteen years ago, I have winced at it for the same reason that I do taking 'selfies'. They...