Bloemworks is the Literary Works of Marguerite Bloem!

DEAR FRIENDS; AND
FELLOW WRITERS AND BOOKLOVERS!

I am just writing you to say; that my beautiful beautiful books are available for you on Lulu.com. Where writers have the wonderful opportunity to create such amazing amazing things; and readers have the lovely opportunity to find them! 

I have an ever changing growing collection; of thoughtful quality literary works; in paperback; for you; and will be adding more and more; so stay tuned! Writing is one of my greatest joys; and i am sure my work will please you. 

My themes; albeit within a fictional context of course; generally concern family; history; immigration; politics; poverty; art; societies; psychology; language; education; writing; and internationality. 

All the wonderful things; 

that inform a gentle human life.

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MY PHYSICAL FORM is paperback; and where once i was thinking small; now i am thinking large; and delicious; bold; powerful; free! I am splashing my stories in a gorgeous larger font; across delicious free larger pages for you! With ample room for my stories to breathe! 

And for you to see and breathe too. My covers are bold; simple; personal; in a beautiful substantial glossy form; that could be; beautiful wall-hangings too; unless you want to save them as a book; and read them again and again! Which i think you may want to do; because it is delicious to.

A few of my books remain smaller; and more delicate and beautiful too! But in an era of rivers and rivers of junk books; whatever the size of my books; the physical representation is extremely important to me; as of course; the quality of the writing too. 

I have stood at library kiosks; riffling through; and felt despair at what i see. And i would even be embarrassed to print here; or to say aloud to you; some of the cheapest lines that have jumped out at me. And i have sometimes then unabashedly asked; where can i find the old classics? And they would simply smile at me with a greatest pity.-Oh; dear! 

It is a time; i suppose.
I am documenting a time.

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ONE TIME; i had brought a donation of old books to the library; having read every guideline by the Friends of the Library; who were soliciting; and behind collecting those. The librarian greeted me halfheartedly; and pawed through my donation with indifference; and looked at me with a great pity.

You know; books aren't sacred anymore; she said; she offensively volunteered. (Though i had not even said they were.)  But um; what?! And why was she even working there? And then; to add further insult to injury; she said; do you mind if i just throw them away if i want to? 

But please; Friends of the Library; so to speak! Don't set gentle innocent booklovers up for that! And she will surely not see me again. But have no fear; i am still here. To defend the sweet modest nobility of the book! My own beautiful collection may gently shift; from month to month; year to year; depending on the season; or the holiday; or what is new; or what is in gentle revision! 

I like to keep everything fresh and new! 
I think my work will please you!🍂🍂

COPYRIGHT BY MARGUERITE BLOEM!

All rights reserved; thank you. And no naysayers; please! I am afraid; i have grown afraid; that the world already has far too many of those! Let's spread goodwill again.🍂🍂

A Spendor of Books! Bloem

LOOK FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL TITLES!

The foto above is a fun impressionistic rendering; by my snappy cellphone; of two adjacent pages of one of my books. Click below to find those books! Only for you! 

One.

The Day They Stole Her Joy Away

That was a very bad day.

Two.

The Leaving

Well; she didn't wanna go.

Three.

The Labyrinth

She was a brave-assed girl.

Four.

The Jazz Meister

Aw! To think; that life could be so sweet.

Five.

Fledgling Season

Babies; babies...
Those were good things!

Six.

Happy Trails

Find those; make those.

Seven.

Song Song Blue

Sing it! When you need to.

Eight.

So Long, Mr. Rogers
We loved you!

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AND THEN PERHAPS...

These lovely collections; 
within those titles.

Two Titles!

Scenes from an Immigrant Childhood.

With my dear Dutch-American Leni-girl.

The Leaving

The Labyrinth
And more to come...

Six Titles!

Modern Urban Social Studies.

With my wise; thoughtful; and thoroughly modern
Miss Margaux! And sorry; girl; about that day.

The Day They Stole Her Joy Away

The Jazz Meister

Fledgling Season

Happy Trails
Song Song Blue

So Long; Mr. Rogers

And more to come!

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COPYRIGHT BY MARGUERITE BLOEM!

All rights reserved. Thank You.

Who Is Marguerite Bloem?!

Copyright Marguerite Bloem; All Rights Reserved.

HERE IS Marguerite in Holland; pre-immigration; already soliciting with her cards; while wearing her most important writing hat. Read me; buy me! says she.🍂🍂 

I AM A GENTLE thoughtful older lady;
suddenly nearing her seventies now! 

And i must admit; i am kind of proud of that. Who has been writing; by now; for most of her life! I have also been many other things! A McDonald's fry cook; a housecleaner; a babysitter; a Sear's underwear girl; which means i sold underwear. A library clerk; and systems analyst/programmer.

I made my own way through! 

Well; i had to; you had to; but i remain proud of that. And so; i was one of the first women in tech! And one of the first programmers! I knew and used all the languages! Fortran; Cobol; Basic...

Well; besides English; Dutch; and German; of course; Dutch being my native tongue; but German being my adopted tongue; to help me learn and remember my Dutch; since you couldn't study Dutch here! Germany was always a bigger country; a more powerful country than ours. Which could be good; but most distinctly once was not.

But i was very good at my work; in computers; i mean; and they told me i was talented; and i did cringe a bit at that; as i associated talent with the arts. And my family was an old European arts family; and so; i have also been; to deliciously buffer a fierce modern world; a life long musician too... 

I have played cello; recorder; accordion; piano; and later; i studied voice; and ever listening; of course. To the greats; of course; baby; all the greats.-Oh; my! You can only say that with awe; oh, my. 

And; most importantly; i was the mama! Of one sweet smart boy. And so; the beat goes gently sweetly on; and cheers! (What i mean is; he has two kitty-kats.) But long live art; beauty; humanity; and; for eff sakes; democracy! And if we must; as we must; fight for that; we all must!-Okay. Yours in words and art and democracy then; and no subtractions allowed. Yours; marguerite bloem🍂

Which is pronounced bloom!
As all humans and flowers must do.

I AM STRUGGLING with the politics now; as; of course; is everyone. The world seems at a massive point of unrest; and now; India? Just in the news; 3 October 2026. I am up at 3:00 in the morning.-India? I write to celebrate beauty; history; and try to inspire a future that is based on democracy. 

My parents survived World War Two; and Nazi-occupied Amsterdam; and a famine; so i am not interested in going backwards. I am most deeply concerned; for the immigrants who are being harassed in my land; and grateful for all who keep a vigilant watch; and often; lend a generous helping hand. If i could drive; i would try to do more; but i have remained a Dutch girl; or just; an immigrant.

I am also grateful for Pope Leo; who so powerfully speaks out against war; and travels to extremely difficult countries where there is war.-I like him. When i read of his youth and childhood; i thought; he is my brother! My father would have liked him too. Though my father was often jealous when he teased; that my Catholic mother was always in love with her popes and priests! 

But most of that was just in play;
and he would have respected a good man;
when he saw one. Peace; love.~marguerite🍂

AND WELL; THERE ARE 500,000 cars in my burg. (That is true; i just looked that up!) So i am going to buy a pony! There is an island in Ireland; where there are wild ponies still! We will keep him in our garage; which looks like a dear old farm shed; and i will ride him to the store.-Who knows?! 

Pretty soon maybe; everyone will have a pony; not a car.-I know! So if you move here; be sure to bring your pony!! And; i am also going to move to All Creatures Great and Small on PBS. Where i will continue to write my books! There are no zipcodes yet; so find me round the village then. 

I am tired of this world; and all of the strongmen of this world; and all of the fakers and rakers of this world. Meet me at Drovers if you're there! The first drink is on me.🍂🍂

AND JUST A USEFUL life's tip. If you should lose your glasses; when you find them again; you must hug them; and kiss them; and say; Blessings on my glasses! So that you can finish writing your books. And then; you must fervently hope! That you will never lose them again. And there is no guarantee; of course; but still. It is good to be positive.🍂🍂

Bloemworks Books by Marguerite Bloem!

Clicketty-click the linketty-link! For some beautiful thoughtful stories; large and small; in paperback; for you. Both contemporary; and; in a fictional context; of course; from my dear old immigrant family life.🍂

AND JUST FOR INSPIRATION...

Here is a foto of Pope Leo; who i have also mentioned above; who seems one of the most positive voices on the horizon in this day; against what we are hearing in this country these days. This foto is from my daily local; that mostly comes daily then; and by the fotographer; Andrew Medichini; AP. 

It is a sweet face; isn't it? That seems full of peace; love; humanity; humility. And forgive me for cropping and tinting a bit; it seemed to deserve a very special treatment.-Ja; i thought so too!🍂marguerite 

COPYRIGHT BY MARGUERITE BLOEM!

All rights reserved. Thank You.🍂