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A new book by Laura Bloom, MSWChapter One A Bad Day at Work Prelude “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Abraham Lincoln Once upon a long, long, time … Continue reading →

Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes Let America be America again.Let it be the dream it used to be.Let it be the pioneer on the plainSeeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to … Continue reading →

Free Writers Critique Meeting                                                                          … Continue reading →

  Are We Doomed to Forever Repeat the Past? Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about Stanley Milgram’s 1960’s research study. I don’t know why. If you don’t remember the study this is my synopsis: After World War ll Milgram, … Continue reading →

  What can you do if you find out that your child is being bullied? Tell your child to ignore it, don’t engage, turn the other cheek, tell an adult? What if I were to tell you that all of … Continue reading →

by Laura Bloom,  MSW, on July 17, 2017 What causes poverty?  Is it growing up poor? How about growing up as part of an ethnic or power minority? Perhaps lack of access to an education? I am currently, simultaneously, typing … Continue reading →

Heather Heyer First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. … Continue reading →