marandina
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I have 259 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1203567 times
and 349 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1622 of my 5,056 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1658 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.
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A charming piece of whimsy
Posted on Wed, 17 Mar 2021
A charming piece of whimsy [Willow sauntered?]
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Tail"
The lines sit up and sparkle
Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 2021
The lines sit up and sparkle in this succint but beautiful piece.
Read full commentPosted in Carpe Diem !
Some great lines, Jenny. Love
Posted on Sun, 14 Mar 2021
Some great lines, Jenny. Love "...Instead I stand in prisoner's rancid tatters.."
Read full commentPosted in Escape To Freedom
A part of history I need to
Posted on Sun, 14 Mar 2021
A part of history I need to read up on. I enjoy your summaries.
Read full commentPosted in Succession To The Throne : Some Thoughts On The Subject by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 2 : Particularly Involving Scotland
It sounds an entrancing place
Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2021
It sounds an entrancing place and you certainly bring it to life here, Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Lydford Gorge
I read this and it made me
Posted on Sun, 07 Mar 2021
I read this and it made me think of "Long Lost Family" as I've watched a few recently. The one thing that came up over and over again is that children parted from birth families just needed to know if they were wanted. That missing knowedge...
Read full commentPosted in My Mother’s Name
You have framed a kind of sad
Posted on Thu, 04 Mar 2021
You have framed a kind of sad claustrophobia in a poignant, beautiful way, Jane. Congrats on the POTD.
Read full commentPosted in No one comes here.
The Pandemic and the homeless
Posted on Mon, 01 Mar 2021
The Pandemic and the homeless - more questions raised about why this is so prevalent in this day and age. It shouldn't be. A thought provoking and well written poem :)
Read full commentPosted in Hand Washing, Glasgow Central
You really bring this
Posted on Thu, 25 Feb 2021
You really bring this experience to life, Jenny. So vivid and evocative.
Read full commentPosted in Timely Leisure Spent With You
Make the most of every second
Posted on Thu, 25 Feb 2021
Make the most of every second. Life is a gift. A lovely, reflective piece, Richard.
Read full commentPosted in An Older Age
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