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I would say that my books; are only for a modest people of abundant goodwill; and an unfailing kindness. Who appreciate a gentle humanity. And who have a great abiding and joyful respect; for humans; and for art. How lovely you came by! To see my ever-growing body of gentle work! Come by again and again; and take a chance at a volume or two! Yours for a lasting democracy! And ever in words and art.🎋marguerite bloem
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To this rich gentle thoughtful literary site. By Dutch-American author; Marguerite Bloem.-Who has lived in these great sprawling United States; for over six decades now!-Wow. That is an impressive number of years! Well; even to her it is! She publishes her fine slim beautiful paperback books; on the awesome publishing site; Lulu.com. Have a look at her rich warm beautiful thoughtful original works! For you; and for your family and friends!
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Her dear gentle books would be awesome personal one-of-a-kind gifts for you to share. Or even; to give to yourself!-So Happy Birthday; Feliz Navidad; and Happy New Year! And when the forces who rule are not cool; then create your own rich beautiful world! Their darkness need not be your world; our world.
It surely cannot rule hers.
🎋marguerite; near Christmas 2025
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Icky Stuff; Some Practicum...
Please note; that my work is NOT on Amazon; and it hasn't been for many many years. SO DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME IN CLICKING THOSE LINKS. But after years of trying to get rid of those search results; i cannot.
An inquiry to Google recently explained; that since Amazon is a powerful trading partner with them; they will always prioritize Amazon links; whether they are current or not. Meaning; it seems quite clear to me; that Amazon is legitimized to steal your business. And i am not done with that investigation yet! So authors beware; in who you tangle with! And let me know if you have had any success on this issue.
It is my name.
It is my business;
it is my name.
Not theirs. Isn't that right?
Doesn't that seem right?!!
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Deeply Thoughtful Notes onNeighborhoods and Societies!
The politics grow too heavy for me.-Go Dems! So i will just share my books here with you. I love to dissect the trouble in the world! But also to discover; to create; the good in the world. When i write of the politics within the context of a story; or small delicate literary essay; i can make it deeply thoughtful; hopeful; poetic; beautiful! And just so you know; i am not famous; nor do i want to be! But just to share some beautiful work with you!🎋
AND ON THAT SUBJECT; which is most uncomfortable for me; i have sadly; in recent months/years; or rather; i should say; too many months/years; had a neighbor aggressively stalk me; and dox me.-On the streets; and on the internet. Which not only violates my personal security; but steals from me the gentle quiet privacy; and authenticity of a writer's journey.
I am a very quiet modest person. And most writers; i would wager; do not want to be stars. And most; certainly; do not want to be stalked or doxed! But just to have their work read and appreciated. So the best way to support a writer; i would say; is not by clicks; or name-dropping. And of course; not by stalking!
Which is a really creepy thing. Because it makes a person into an object. It makes a person a toy to play with.-But no! That is not only illegal; but gross! You just support a gentle human by allowing them their privacy. And you just support a writer by the same; and by sales! Otherwise; a writer; or any person can; quite absurdly of course; by the mechanism of our modern internet; grow famous for being and doing absolutely nothing at all!
You would be the writer with a lot clicks! And; a lot of stalkers perhaps. They can put that on your grave.-This writer got a lot of clicks! But really; what is that worth? It surely is not my aim in life. And it is not a happy subject; of course. To call out the predatory nature of neighbors who are bullies; and the often-falseness of our modern world. (Though she; that neighbor; pretends to be otherwise. Which is difficult to witness.) But it is important to speak plainly about that. So that other people can too. Especially; to defend yourself from stalkers and bullies. Don't ever be shy about that. For too long; i have been.🎋
THERE ARE OTHER people too who have been the same. Decades-long neighbors who have been the same. (I live in an modestly-affluent burg.) And they look down on you if you are a mother; go figure. (Though i don't care.)
Or; if you are gentle; kind; sweet; attractive. (Instead of aggressive; assertive; dominant; rich.) Or; if you have chosen a simple life. Which i always blessedly have. And my family was that way; i miss that. (Maybe that was an immigrant thing.) My father was so dear; and modest; and earnest and striving and dreaming.-And real. But here; you must be aggressive; and dominant. And they will look down on you; for every sort of reason; not even knowing you!
Though they think they do.
Such as; if your house is more shabby. (Our dear old girl is nearly 120 years old! And she is; i think; the most beautiful house on the block!) Or if you have raised a child perhaps; who was the most beautiful boy in the world! And i do not lie; i cannot lie. (I have written of this bullying in several books.) But mainly; in my book; The Honor Code. Soon to be followed by my book; Postludium. And don't ever be ashamed! Of the beautiful simple road you choose; of the beautiful gentle journey you choose! It is your sweet life; not theirs. And you will be the better for it.🎋
BUT SO; you would not; of course; want sales or interest in your work from that crowd. It is important; if you are sharing your works publicly that way; to understand and establish some clear boundaries on that. And to assert; quite frankly; quite plainly; that everyone on a street; and in a neighborhood; has the right; first of all; to beautifully diligently raise their own children; if that is what they want to do. And second of all; everyone has the right to gently ply their own craft; to ply their own beautiful trade; without the interference of stalkers and bullies! Even just for the fact that by now; you are nearly seventy years old! (For chrissakes.) Nearly seventy years old! (And that is worth a party every day.) Though even before; when you were younger; you had that right. You had every right.-To dignity; respect; and privacy. You had every single right in the world! So i want to protect those rights now. (That those bullies often stole from me.) I want to protect my joy.🎋
AND THE WAY that i have been treated; by that neighbor; and by some others in the neighborhood; in other societies would be unheard of. And i cannot always comprehend; the uncomfortable social arrogance; of some of the people living near. And so i will insist now at last; on the right to a gentle dignity and grace and privacy. (Which i had thought used to be a given.) And which should be in order for everyone. And of course; quite simply; to you who know who you are; stalking is a crime! (I write this publicly for others too.) Stalking is crime. And these are difficult things to speak of; but they must be. I think; in this brisque modern self-serving; and overwhelmingly electronic era; where status is even measured on the internet; they must be. Adamantly resisted; and spoken of. I think status is worthless; and false; and it has absolutely no interest to me. I think only kindness is real.🎋
SO I THINK i would like strangers then.-I think i would like only gentle strangers; to read my work. That gives me a beautiful sense of peace. Because you can't give the best of your life; to those who would; as they have done; ever try to destroy that. I would like to gently reclaim; the beautiful innocence of my life. In a gentle field of flowers. With absolutely no bullies in sight. I would like to rid my life of the joy-stealers! Yours in words and art and truth and dignity.🎋marguerite bloem
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Some Thoughtful Notes
On Sharing Book Reviews; or Not!
This is a sort of Bill-of-Rights for writers; i suppose. And thank you for considering the purchase of my beautiful thoughtful work. And if you leave a review; make sure it is a quality one! As writers toil long hours; entire lives; for free; mostly for free; to try to offer you the same. (Because what you earn does not even cover what you put in.)
So if it is not a positive review;
i would just shove it in the trash!
When i am a consumer of a book; or other art form; i never feel it is my right! To ruin an artist's life; or their career that way. That would require a massive ego; i think; that should in itself; come to some question or review. I was thinking; of a certain curmudgeonly egotistical local theater reviewer; and a review he once left; of a young women's acting troupe; which made me cringe!
When i think; that even attempting to offer such a vulnerable artform; and in such a public space; is a rare act of great human value.-And of heroism; adventure; and generosity. Let anyone else try anything even half as brave! I felt really bad; for those striving enterprising young women. I think they would have felt completely betrayed; humiliated. Though i doubt they would have said. They would have been professional; they wouldn't have said.🎋
PERSONALLY; i rarely leave reviews on the internet; because it just seems too big; and way too egotistical. Even if it is a positive one! And i think our modern world has gone off there.-Way off. To think that everyone must be able to judge; and even; to numerically evaluate everything and everyone.-But; no! There is a lot ego; and a whole lot of cheap noise on the internet!
So i would say; just evaluate the marketing materials for an author's; or another artist's work; and quietly think to yourself-Do i want to go on that adventure? Do i want to read that beautiful book? Or to save that lovely gentle afternoon to see that cool cool play? And that choice is always a delicious experiment! And you are not harmed; if it was not the best choice for you!
And you are not betrayed! Life is a gamble; art is a gamble. Trying a different dish at a restaurant is a gamble! But only if you fall into the pit of a volcano; would there be any real trouble for you. That is the best thing.
And so; yes; of course you do!
Want to go on that adventure.
And besides which; even if you were to fall into the pit of a volcano; don't worry! Because during a democratic administration; remember that; remember when? (And que some deeply sad nostalgic music. I feel that every day.) But there would be a park ranger to get you out! (All blessings on park rangers then.) And also; on everyone else; who has been so essential to our world; but then; so heartbreakingly then; swiftly rudely cut out of the game.🎋
NONETHELESS; i wish everyone a warm and gentle holiday! And an ever broadening changing hopeful new year.-Hip; hip! As they say in my former land; Nederland. (Who just had a major center-left win! As i am hoping we also soon will have!) But oh dear; slow returns.-But Mamdani! How about that; Mamdani! Yours ever in words and art; as i love to say. Because art; in case you did not know; is one of the things that will save our world. Because art celebrates humanity!
As politics should too;
as politics should too.
Politics should not only celebrate the power brokers and rich men; but the little folk. One time; when we were newly immigrant; we had six kids; who all grew up; mind you; to be productive; thoughtful; highly intelligent and talented US citizens! But then; we were rock-bottom poor; and we never had any health or dental care! So one day; i was out on the sidewalk in front of our house; sucking cool air through my teeth. What are you doing? my mother asked in alarm. But it made the pain go away.
"What should we do, Maarten?" my mother asked my father in fear. Because they had no money of course! Because postwar Nederland did not exactly breed rich men. So i just kept sucking. But back to art then...🎋
IF A STORY; or a song; or a film can make you laugh; or cry; or sit in a gentle sweet quiet reverie; then we are all one step more towards becoming; or remaining; human. For me; i only want to celebrate life.-I mean; as my son used to always say. (And then; nothing more.) As a sort of punctuation point. Clever one that he is. But what other point would there be?
Peace; love; and read the news; read the news; read the news; read the news. (Four times; i wrote that four times. Because it is that important; you see.) Because there are; there have been; shocking; truly heartrending things going on.-And vote! (Okay; why not? Four times.) For social equality; equal opportunity; human rights; and democracy! Or are they all the same thing?-Good then. Good. I knew you would!🎋marguerite
Postscript. I mean.-Imagine; with the wealth of our country; that people cannot eat. Or live in houses; or eat. I am sorry; did i say that twice?-Or eat!🎋marguerite
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Current Political Notes...
Current Political Notes...
New York Times; 8 November 2025. There are; there have been; some truly heartbreaking; heartrending troubles. That we should all feel shame for.
Can we not make abundant reparations to; and apologies to; and workable arrangements.-For the men to whom we will have caused lifelong trauma and harm; by sending them to a vicious brutal dehumanizing concentration camp? It is unfathomable; inhumane; and deeply difficult and troubling to read. And i hope; that all of our good leaders; and all of our good lawyers; and all of our good citizens; are on this!
Because we are not great;
if we do that to humans.
We are not great. And we will not be; in history. In fact; at this point; we will have much to atone for; before we ever are again. And that deeply saddens me. The democratic model that we used to set; that we used to uphold? That was a really good one.🎋marguerite
And Postscript. People should study; students should study; schools should offer; more comprehensive lessons of history. So that more people could intelligently follow the news; and vote; and recognize things. And say; Oh, no, not that!-No; we cannot do that again.🎋marguerite
YET FOR THE SEASON;
On Earth, Peace;
to Men of Goodwill.
bonae voluntatis.
Have a listen; it will uplift you!
By Antonio Vivaldi; circa 1715.
From his great choral work; Gloria.
And from a passage
in the Gospel of Luke.
in the Gospel of Luke.
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Postscript. You can buy all of Marguerite's ten beautiful books; for only $157.-Which seems a pretty good deal; for such rich beautiful unique books!🎋
AND HAVE YOU
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The Labyrinth; which is a beautiful conclusion to my tender book; The Leaving; is up on Lulu and done! (I am so proud of that.) And my book-in-progress; Postludium; will be an illuminating thoughtful conclusion to my troubling; deeply insightful book on bullying; called The Honor Code. I also have a longing to turn back; to look back; at one of the first beautiful books i ever wrote. Which was a biography of my father; and his difficult struggling life; that begins in early Amsterdam.
I plan to serialize that book!
In beautiful smaller edible
approachable pieces.
In a time right now; when our country does not seem to welcome; or to celebrate; language, culture and diversity; i have a longing to celebrate my own beautiful history and heritage again.-I can't wait to begin that! Because personally; i love diversity. And i think that is what makes a country cooler than cool! (And i am proud to be a part of that.) We would be so boring without that.-Stay tuned. And read the books i am offering now; till i have something new for you!🎋Your ambitious; author marguerite.
Postscript. My former homeland just had a major win for the center-left! In what is also a troubled Europe.-Bravo; Nederland! Heretofore; if i remember correctly; we were always leaders that way.🎋
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