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Is Christmas Over?
No! Who is having a birthday?! Who is having a child?! Who is in a gentle convalescence; and needs a dear warm gentle book as company. And gentle thoughts and words flowing through their head? A book is the best company in the world!
Who needs a gentle warm greeting for the New Year? And a reminder that humanity and democracy are not dead.-Not if we have our gentle warm intelligent say about that. I have sent a book to my boy. I have asked my boy to read my book to his cats! Oh; come on; why not?! They look very thoughtful; they look very smart!
I'll bet they would love the sound of a gently-reading human voice; more to the point; reading my books! The new year is a time for new things; for better things; for crazy fun things! So here; a gentle wish; for the continuing Joy of the Season to you. And a gentle pause; a gentle silence; as ever; of course; for the sorrows too.🎋🎋
AND PLEASE ENJOY my crazy new blog design! (Unless you are a Mean Ugly Person Who Has Harassed Me; and then; go away.) Grownup bullies are simply not my thing! No kind of bullies are; ever were. I live a pure; honorable life; and my new year is for peace; love; gentle people; and for me. My new year is for me.
Do you see; i have played with this site a bit! As the background; and the colors of this site; grew too bright for me! But the delicious content remains the same.-It is hard! To find a suitable background for a blog; for all the beautiful things you have to share.-That will be just the right size. And that will allow all of your fun sweet small gadgets and sidebars to show. And to create a background that shows what you are doing; and who you are! Well; i am so glad you asked!🎋🎋
I AM AN ARTIST; first and foremost!-I am not really a sleek professional girl. That has never been me. I am an artist of every shape and form.-Or sometimes then; a folk artist. That small red mat to the sides; was from an old woolen blanket; that was ever too itchy to use! So i cut it up; and made every kind of fun thing from it!
I do that with stories from my life too. You stitch things together; until you have said; all the sweet smart beautiful tender difficult things you have to say. The dear one in the foto frame to the side; is my own dear boy; now grown to near twice the size!
But surely still as cute as he was before.-I am a mama! I am a homemade writer. I am; quite proudly; in this modern disconnected era; a homemade girl. Everything i do on this site is me; and there is no other. I think you will love my books! Am i leading the witness?-Good then! And don't let your friends begin a new year; without something sweet; lovely; new. And don't you either! Marguerite; 26 December 2025. Thinking 2026 could be good; or; better?! Oh; lordy. Let's be sure and make it so.🎋🎋
And a Note to People Who Have Been Harassed by Bullies. If the harassment has been forever; keep the warning signs up forever! Make this your own year. And reclaim the peace; and the years they stole from you before. Bullying is a sick ugly predatory behavior; and the people who do it are precisely that.-Sick ugly predators. Bullying should have no place; in a modern intelligent egalitarian society.
And may the gentle people reign on earth.-Forever and e-e-ver. Halleluiah; halleluiah! And peace to all in this coming new year; which will continue to be a difficult one. But the good guys are all still here! Working harder than ever.-And we're all still here! Let's keep rewriting this deeply troubling tale we are in.🎋🎋
Once Upon a Time; it was 2026; which is a bright new number. Which is a bright new book. Which must be a bright new tale. Its people; its characters are perhaps somewhat weary; but its pages are yet unsoiled; unspoiled. Come on, then; let's go!
Once upon a time; there was a country that was great; that had been great... But in foreign language class; when you learn to conjugate verbs; you do not stop at the past tense; or the past perfect tense; which is not always so perfect. You must also learn the future tense! Once upon a time there was a country; that will be great.-Again.
And then; even better; you must learn the future perfect tense; because it will take some time to get things right again! And so; once upon a time there was a country that will have been great. But we have shut down our study of language in this country now; haven't we? We have shut down our study of foreign language in this country now; haven't we? We have shut down our study of pretty much everything in this country now! But how can we make that greatness be; if we cannot even speak of it?
If we cannot even write of it? If we cannot even define it? There is a cool guy called Bad Bunny. But Dumb Bunny is a different thing; isn't it? Dumb Bunny will not help us anywhere in the world; and the whole world will surpass us. How can we make that greatness be; if we cannot even define it? How can we make that greatness be; if everyone is dying of the life-threatening diseases that we once cured?
How can we ever be great at anything again?! We must be careful who writes the next chapters of this tale! Vite, vite; allons-y then! Come on; let's go! I wrote this premise; i have written this preface.-See how useful conjugation is? Now let's draft the first page. Can we just start there?-Now let's draft the first page. The sun came out. Goddammit. The sun came out. And she will effing stay out.🎋Marguerite; 2026.
Postscript. I woke up before dawn this morning with a bug in my bonnet. I do not know where those bugs come from! But then; you just have to get up and write; don't you? That is the best way to make bugs go away.-And getting out sometimes; with other people who have things to say. Something must change. Respect; for one; must come. Words must change. And humanity must reign. Not bullies.🎋🎋
Author; Author!
Marguerite's ten beautiful books; with more to come; are for a gentle modest people; of goodwill and kindness.-Who appreciate a gentle humility and humanity. (As she does too.) And who have a great; abiding and joyful respect.-For humans; and for art.
Marguerite lives Northeasterly; in these great sprawling states. She daily sends goodwill; and good wishes; to our friends across the border! She likes having international friends. Her books are for the gentle thoughtful people; who need a beautiful book to read! She writes a gentle contemporary literary work; of contemplation and fictional memoir.
She wishes you a heartening holiday season! Where, In the bleak midwinter; frosty winds make moan. Please enjoy this gorgeous song; sung in that gorgeous gorgeous place! It captivates her each year; and seems absolutely perfect; for the beauty and purity of the season.
Kings College; Cambridge.
All the best; from
Marguerite and Bloemworks.
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Marguerite is a Dutch-born;
American-raised literary writer.
She has lived in several of these great sprawling states; for over six decades now! She publishes her fine slim beautiful paperback books; on the publishing site; Lulu.com. Have a look at these rich warm thoughtful original works!
For you; and for your family and friends. Her dear gentle books would be exceptional personal one-of-a-kind gifts for you to share. Or even; to give to yourself! Happy Birthday; Feliz Navidad; Happy New Year! And when the forces who rule are not cool; you can create your own rich beautiful world!
She does. Sometimes;
to survive; you have to!
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Have You Seen These
Most Interesting Works?!
Happy Trails
The Jazz Meister
The Honor Code
Fledgling Season
Song Song Blue
The Way of the Goat
Eventide
Field Notes
The Leaving
The Labyrinth
Postscript. You can buy all of Marguerite's ten beautiful books; for only $157.-Which is a pretty good deal; for such rich thoughtful beautiful original books! No one writes like Marguerite! And no one is making such beautiful books!
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A Preview
of Coming Attractions!
The Labyrinth; a beautiful conclusion to Marguerite's tender book; The Leaving; is up! And her book-in-progress; Postludium; will be an illuminating thoughtful conclusion; to her troubling; deeply insightful book on bullying; called The Honor Code. She also has a longing to turn back; to one of the first beautiful books she ever wrote! Which was a biography of her father; and his difficult struggling life; that begins in early Amsterdam prewar.
She plans to serialize that book;
in several small approachable
delicious pieces.
It is a dear tender story. And in a time right now; when America does not seem to welcome; or to celebrate; language, culture, diversity; Marguerite has a longing to celebrate her own beautiful history and heritage again.-She can't wait to begin! Because Marguerite welcomes diversity! She thinks that is what makes a country cooler than cool! And she will always be proud to be a part of that.
And she considers
everyone a brother.
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Please note that Marguerite is NOT on Amazon; and she hasn't been for many years. So please do not bother to click those internet links.-Thank you.
But after years of trying to get rid of those search results; she cannot. An inquiry to Google explains; that since Amazon is a powerful trading partner with them; they will always prioritize those links; whether they are current or not. Meaning; it seems clear to her; that Amazon is legitimized to steal your business that way. And she is not done with that investigation yet.
But authors beware; in who you tangle with! It is her name; she thinks. It is her business; she thinks. Not theirs.-Has she got that right?! Yes; she does.
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