I started writing a journal in my teens because the authors I was reading at the time told me to. They said it would help with what I had been through and where I wanted to go. I’ve written daily through the majority of my life.
I started writing poetry to get laid. My feeble attempts at poetry lead to comparisons and an introduction to the work of Harry Crosby. The study of Harry’s life and works influenced my own path more than I would like to admit. More examples of gestures toward liberation without footing in justice.
I started freelance writing in the oughts to build my work as a massage practitioner and yoga instructor. I expanded this into my work with justice-centered organizations after starting our family.
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Eden Bloom – This ain’t the place (live demo)
From Without a Book I want to thank you for coming on by. I want to thank you for coming on by. Thank you for giving me a listen, Thank you for giving me a try. I want to thank you for coming on by. Let me start by saying I’ve got mad respect for …
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Eden Bloom – Vision (live demo)
From the Without a Book project I had a vision that we stopped him. Call it a dream, but I don’t dream anymore. In every classroom, in every boardroom In every shop, on every factory floor. Someone stood up. Someone spoke up. Someone said; “Hell No! We want more!” There is a method, to end …
Repurposed Tarot, Refurbished Table – Research
Very Much in Progress – This feels like something of a major work for me. In addition to working with my hands and repurposing materials that would end up in a landfill. The theoretical underpinnings incorporate 3 primary aspects of study; Audio: Eden Bloom – December Rain – Teaser for this project; a deep dive …
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Eden Bloom – Tight (live demo)
by Eden Bloomfrom Without a Book I don’t want to make it like it used to be,I just want to make it anyway it could be.I don’t want to tell you how to do it,I just want it to be a way we both like.I don’t want to be anybody’s savior.I can’t figure out some things …
Undoing Homework
Kwame Ture and Black Liberation I put this ‘homework assignment’ together for myself a few weeks after the 2024 general election. Now that ‘the right’ are attempting to realign history with their agenda, I’m sharing it here. This was part of an effort to have something productive to talk about when my Black friends, neighbors …