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Avery Turner
May 24, 2023
Homes Outside the House
I was never one of the kids who could identify a plane during flight, who could name every single squadron, or who could speak of all the...
Bridget D.
May 15, 2023
Change Is Okay
Throughout my lifetime, I have been one of those people who couldn't seem to stick to one singular activity. I have participated in...
Abby H.
May 12, 2023
The New Neighbor
A new neighbor She just arrived The movers' mid labor She looks sleep deprived I go over, wave my hand She greets me with a smile on her...
Ella W.
May 8, 2023
Paper Planes
The card gets folded into a paper plane, paper memories, paper friendship. But paper planes don't prepare you for the real thing. The...
Elisabeth H.
May 5, 2023
The Essence of Leadership
The military is filled with leaders. There are the top-dog in-charge-of-thousands-of-soldiers leaders, and there are the squad leaders,...
Ayslin K.
May 1, 2023
A Simple Truth
Counting down the minutes until the final box would make its way into the truck, I silently prayed that this was all just a bad dream. Of...
melizabethr2004
Apr 21, 2023
Ranking My Duty Stations
As a military kid, I often dread the age-old "Where are you from?" I usually answer one of two ways: the place I live in, or I'll say...
Emily A.
Apr 3, 2023
In Your Lane
Recently, a Bloom blog titled 'Sports: Benefiting Military Teens' discussed the incredible benefits that sports can have on military...
Jasmine Lugan
Mar 27, 2023
Two Peas, One pod
Your smile. Contagious to anyone who sees you. I feel whole for the first time ever. Here and there, laughs and giggles, running at night...
Paige McCormack
Mar 10, 2023
The Disregarded Aspects of PCS: High School
The process of PSCing is tense. Since a military environment has always surrounded me, moving has been portrayed as an adventure and a...
Jasmine Lugan
Feb 15, 2023
Mask
Try it on. Put it on. Keep it on. Once you have it on, You can’t take it off. The addiction. The fear. The loneliness. You can’t see me-...
Ayslin K.
Feb 10, 2023
I Serve Too
My dad is often met with the phrase, "Thank you for your service." In the Walmart checkout line, after church sessions, between gas...
Cecelia T.
Feb 6, 2023
Fond Memories of a Military Brat Childhood
I was born in a hospital on a military base. Two years later, I was moved from one base to another. And this process has repeated more or...
Kate U.
Feb 1, 2023
Bloom Books
Whether it’s a novel, comic book, biography, or something else, reading something that we relate to can bring cathartic emotions to the...
Lorelei H.
Jan 18, 2023
The Military’s Greatest Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival
You've probably heard your grandparents, or even your parents listening to Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)… but do you know their...
Zoe B.
Jan 13, 2023
The Window Seat
Here I am again, staring out a window at the concrete, as the engines begin to roar. Engines. Concrete. I try not to think, because then...
Christine Allen
Jan 4, 2023
Out of Place
If you didn't notice from my last article, "New Kid," I like to use music to explain what I feel, and I enjoy finding songs to help other...
Hadley W.
Dec 21, 2022
Ahh! Retirement!
My dad retired from the U.S. Army this past September. Retired. It still sounds weird, even after almost three months. Initially, I...
Lilly Saint
Dec 12, 2022
How Being a Military Brat Helped Me Find My Dream Job
This is the story about how I found my love for real estate as a military brat. Last year, my dad was getting ready to retire and my mom,...
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