Gary Bloom has been writing articles, poetry, and short stories for more than twenty years, with credits in Breath and Shadow, American Visions, The Educated Traveler, Milwaukee Magazine, The Buffalo News, The Grand Rapids Press, Grit, Cappers, Oasis, Mankato Poetry Review, Players, Black Diaspora, and other magazines, websites, and newspapers. His poetry often deals with depression, an affliction he has battled for many years. He grew up in Minneapolis and has Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Mankato (Minnesota) State University. He now lives in Pass Christian, MS.