Barbara Bloom has been writing seriously since her twenties and loves to share her excitement about writing with others and encourage them in their own writing journeys. She earned a Master’s in English and Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and taught English and Creative Writing at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California for many years before retiring in Bellingham in 2016. She has published two books of poetry—On the Water Meridian and Pulling Down the Heavens, with a third book in the works.