marandina
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I have 259 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1211256 times
and 349 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1625 of my 5,061 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1662 votes
I am a Brummie living in North Somerset who loves to write but gets 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.
Everyone should read George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four .
I have work published by AlienBuddha Press, Loft Books, BlackBough Poems, DarkWinter Literary Magazine and Paragraph Planet.
You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685
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My stories
By the Candelight of Saints
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas
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Colours of Christmas
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A Murder of Crows (Transcendence)
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Those We Leave Behind
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'..will he be nudged
Posted on Sat, 02 Aug 2025
'..will he be nudged
or safe on his ledge til fully fledged?'
That's an evoactive, highly visual poem.
I have been watching a nest with baby seagulls in it for a while. Two birds eventually fledged. Sadly, I understand that...
Read full commentPosted in Life on the ledge
'...which
Posted on Sun, 27 Jul 2025
'...which
brings respite clear and sonorous..'
I love any lore connected with corvids. Raven, crows, rooks. The lot.
A graceful, eloquent poem right there.
Read full commentPosted in A Poet's Greek Mythology
'Gulls seem noble here,
Posted on Tue, 05 Aug 2025
'Gulls seem noble here, hermits
not beggars all must be living with us; even were the sea
empty and their searching faith only, this place is better..'
Took me right there. Sounds like a stunning place. Beautifully evoked....
Read full commentPosted in before Floris
Thanks for reading it, Di.
Posted on Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Thanks for reading it, Di.
[I'm on book 2 in the 'Dark is Rising' series. Very much enjoying.]
Read full commentPosted in The Last Temptation of Kieran Murphy
Thanks for reading it, T.
Posted on Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Thanks for reading it, T.
Yeah...5 months in now. One of the locals.
[Big day Sat 16th Aug - Aston Villa v Newcastle live on Sky 12.30pm ko then a wander down to The Optima to watch WSM v Chelmsford @ 3pm. Footie is back, baby!]
Read full commentPosted in The Last Temptation of Kieran Murphy
Wonderfully surreal and with
Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025
Wonderfully surreal and with your trademark humour, Drew.
Hopefully, life isn't enough and you keep going!
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
Read full commentPosted in You are surprised as a published writer…
Convincing dialogue and
Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025
Convincing dialogue and engaging characters. There's your trademark philosophical musings made vicariously throughout the storyline.
A great read, Jane.
Read full commentPosted in The Vale - Part 3
Poor old Meleager - done in
Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025
Poor old Meleager - done in not once but twice!
From the depths of tragedy arise wonderful flowers.
There is something magical about a mythical legend and everyday life.
Nicely done, Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Hollyhock Tears Or Whispers Of Gods.
A killer finale, Hilary. A
Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2025
A killer finale, Hilary. A den of vice at the centre of a covert operation.
Read full commentPosted in Scarlet House
"Let me escape this phoney
Posted on Mon, 21 Jul 2025
"Let me escape this phoney nation, perhaps to Canada where people still seem to know what’s in the real news, or Denmark and Greenland." Maybe sums the States up at the mo. Bizarre beyond words.
Read full commentPosted in Chronicles of Trumpenstein : The Dumbed Down Day of Trump (and Elon!) Has Arrived! by Alfred N.Muggins
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