Mark Henry Bloom
Writer. Editor. Famous in my mind.
Mark Henry Bloom grew up just north of Boston, Massachusetts, in the historic port city of Salem, where independent thought once inspired hangings. It was a fine place to come of age, but not such a good place to date, as one of his girlfriends turned out to be a self-proclaimed witch, with a W. The experience left him with a chronically bloody nose, maybe from a spell, and a quest for answers.
Mark has been writing nearly all his life, from grade school on. A professional writer since 1989, he became an award-winning technical writer for large corporations—like America Online back when it was cool—before working for a craft book publisher (LARK Books, now sadly defunct). Then he cofounded a business writing website copy because he yearned to write something that someone, or anyone actually, would willingly read. This is just to show that Mark loves words. He’s lived with words. Words tickle his mustache.
While trying to figure out what to do with his life, Mark attended Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where professors inspired his mind and alcohol poisoned it in equal measure. His epiphany came during his junior year abroad in Munich, Germany, where he discovered a love of travel. His adventures really began after graduation, when he departed Maine with a so very useful Bachelor’s degree in German. He’s crossed the US by plane, by car, by motorcycle, and by thumb. He’s ventured back to Europe, as well as to Canada, Mexico, China, Thailand and other less desirable locations.
Mark now lives in the scenic Appalachian Mountain city of Asheville, North Carolina, with a girlfriend and the ghosts of previous cats. He’s now a published writer, the editor of several published books, and the producer and writer of several short films. His publishing credits include a story in Writing a Professional Life, an Allyn & Bacon book, and sections of Dzorlord: a Crossroads Adventure, which was a book of interactive fiction published by Tor Books. He owns a rare copy of each book. He also published a strange little short story in the After/Thought Literary journal in April 2026.
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Mark loves words.
He’s lived with words.
Words tickle his mustache.
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In May 2025, Mark self-published a book of his travel stories titled Don’t Even Go There. Read it for the laughs, but maybe you’ll learn something about where to go or where not to go. Note: A story from Don’t Even Go There was published in the literary quarterly Nonbinary Review #29 by Zoetic Press. They liked it; you will too.