marandina
Primary tabs
I have 176 stories published in
22 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 243979 times
and 227 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1012 of my 3,494 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1024 votes
I am a Brummie living in Northampton. I love to write but get distracted with other things. I enjoy horror/fantasy and anything that provokes original thought. My literary heroes are Clive Barker, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe and HP Lovecraft.
I think that everyone should read George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four .
I have short stories published in a horror anthology by @thealienbuddha, anthology Vol.IV by @LoftPublishing and flash fiction at @paragraphplanet.
Poems of mine have been published by @thealienbuddha.
I have new stories being published in 2023 by @darkwinterlit along with appearing in anthologies by @thealienbuddha and @LoftPublishing (Both the Halloween anthology and ABZ55 at ABP and Anthology Vol V at Loft).
You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685
on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BeeRummie
and at Threads https://www.threads.net/@beerummie
My stories
The Miracle of Maldon (Part One of Three)
- Read more about The Miracle of Maldon (Part One of Three)
- 16 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 778 reads
Snow White
- Read more about Snow White
- 11 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 555 reads
The Horses of Wooldale Road (Part 3 of 3)
- Read more about The Horses of Wooldale Road (Part 3 of 3)
- 14 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 724 reads
The Horses of Wooldale Road (Part 2 of 3)
- Read more about The Horses of Wooldale Road (Part 2 of 3)
- 12 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 701 reads
The Raven Returned
- Read more about The Raven Returned
- 14 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 822 reads
"...from the razzamataz
Posted on Thu, 08 Jun 2023
"...from the razzamataz clutches of a hapless
stage magician."
When a previous cage was gilded and ends up being missed. A lovely tale told so poetically.
Read full commentPosted in Doves
"...pollen particles sail on
Posted on Wed, 07 Jun 2023
"...pollen particles sail on swiftly..."
Another enjoyable diary entry. You dovetail with nature on your walks, Jenny. Beautiful pic - it looks like a very lovely place. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Silver Jubilee Lake
"Imagination writes the tale
Posted on Sun, 04 Jun 2023
"Imagination writes the tale
On a ghost ship we can sail."
Definitely more than tendrils of magic in this, Penny. A poem of wonderment. Beautifully done. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in "A Little Rhyme"
Yes, some very inventive
Posted on Sat, 03 Jun 2023
Yes, some very inventive sections. Loved the pizza delivery and the discovery of the disc in the dog's collar. Looking forward to the next part :)
Read full commentPosted in "The Coffee House Spy" 10
"Hangliders drifting along
Posted on Fri, 02 Jun 2023
"Hangliders drifting along lazily above the higher ridge"
I can visualise the valley, the hawthorn trees and the lambs. This sounds like a stunning walk, Rhiannon. The weather is beautiful at the moment. Gorgeous pics as well....
Read full commentPosted in Around Longtown, upper Monnow Valley
Love the title. There's
Posted on Wed, 31 May 2023
Love the title. There's something about the phrase "ladies that do lunch" that makes me smile every time I hear it. This is totally bonkers for sure and plays out like a mini-movie. Based on a true story too? Looking forward to the uncensored...
Read full commentPosted in Ladies who lunch at The Entomol
"Sunshine in a glade once
Posted on Wed, 31 May 2023
"Sunshine in a glade once stillful of winter.."
My lodestone is U2 as well. Saw them live at the Odeon in Birmingham before they became stadium big. I can feel the joy in your words. The joy of music, a wonderful thing. Loved this...
Read full commentPosted in new song
Such contrasting images on
Posted on Wed, 05 Aug 2015
Such contrasting images on Obsidian. Showers, beds and all mod cons. You bring across the sense of awe at being somewhere so much more advanced so well. If seems a shame that the children will get reprogrammed and lose their memories of the new...
Read full commentPosted in Dwellers of the New World Chapter Nineteen ( Pt 5 ) The Reunion
"A cock-eyed chef's hat
Posted on Mon, 29 May 2023
"A cock-eyed chef's hat
and a tired apron all askew.."
Lends a sense of playfulness to the poem. It sounds like you have had culinary fun with grandchildren who love to pretend cook. Then again, maybe we all do. Enjoyed,,...
Read full commentPosted in Little Cook!
"...ephemeral mayfly once
Posted on Mon, 29 May 2023
"...ephemeral mayfly once
hidden at water's edge.."
Another lovely, dreamy reverie and stroll through nature on a beautiful, Bank Holiday Monday.
Enjoyed, of course :)
Read full commentPosted in Nature's Wonders
Pages