She is the author of The Curse of Eve and Other Stories, forthcoming from Host Publications. English translations of her stories have appeared in various literary journals, including Eclectica, Mslexia, storySouth, and Blackbird.
Blum has lived in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas since 1997.
Writers who influenced her work include Rosario Castellanos, Margaret Atwood, and Bret Easton Ellis.