Seven years ago, a fourth-grade girl standing alone in a library curiously picked up a volume titled Global Warming. As she flipped...

I’m no stranger to changing neighborhoods and schools, having nine of each under my belt. The transition is always tough, but as an...

"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." — C.S. Lewis This quote hit me hard the first time I read it. It...

I’ve always been fascinated with the Red String Theory. As a kid, I imagined having a little red string tied around my finger, wrapping around the world and tangling in knots over places in my memory, eventually creating a loom where a tapestry keeps growing in length. The Red String Theory, a belief from East Asian mythology, believes that people who are destined to be present in each other’s lives are connected by a red string, and life will bring them to meet again despite

Sunset over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, flowing into the night? sings Ray Davies at the start of Waterloo Sunset, a song by the British rock band The Kinks. I remember other songs from the band, but I don’t remember ever hearing Waterloo Sunset until my family lived in London – home of locations mentioned in the song, like Waterloo Station. During our two years there, we spent plenty of time along the Thames River - not as dir

I am rather insignificant, and not very impressive. Not like the orchidaceae, or even the bright helianthus. But I grow. And grow, and...

Sixteen summers have come and gone, making me the girl I am today. I believe Belly Conklin said it best: "Summer was what mattered. My...

Taiyo Reimers is a second year student at Keio University in Japan. Taiyo’s father was a Navy officer who retired after 26 years, and...

A while ago, Bloom did a series titled “MilTeen Spotlight,” where amazing military teens were highlighted alongside their work,...

“I’m actually a Military Brat” “So, you move around a lot... where have you lived?” “Do you want the list?” That’s what I usually answer...

Quilting has been a major part of my life. Growing up with a grandmother who loves sewing, I was used to the hustle and bustle of the...

On May 19, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven gave a commencement speech at the University of Texas. In the speech, Admiral McRaven drew on...

Connection. Belonging. Stability. These are the buzzwords used to explain the educational childhood of a military brat. We've all heard...

Recently, someone thanked me for being a military child. I didn’t quite know what to say. Well, it’s not like I have a choice. It’s not...

A drawing to one is a reminder of the chores one must do later. The drawing looked like a pile of laundry on a teenage boy’s floor,...

This article was sent to us by Kaitlyn H., a 10th grader stationed in Virginia. Do you have a story to share with your fellow military...

This article was sent to us by Katherine T., a 10th grader stationed at the US Embassy in Lithuania. Do you have a story to share with...

The ravenous, smoky aroma of God’s musk, better known as smoking barbecue, catches my attention. I move towards it as if it is calling...

On October 26th, the National Day of the Deployed, Bloom had the incredible privilege of attending the Purple Star USA 2023 National...

Despite the other four places I’ve lived, Fort Bliss was, hands down, my favorite place to live. The just over three years I spent there...