marandina
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I have 232 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 806782 times
and 311 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1492 of my 4,705 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1508 votes
I am a Brummie living in Northampton 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
The Raven Returned
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Anniversary
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Back In Kansas
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In a Land of Magicians
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An Eternal Debt (The Pied Piper of Hamlin)
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"A causeway of slimy stones
Posted on Sun, 21 Jul 2024
"A causeway of slimy stones
As green as beer bottles
Shattered and scattered.."
That an evocative poem with pen pictures drawn so distinctly.
Took me to another time and place.
Fine work indeed.
Read full commentPosted in Tang Hall Beck
"A family of bears had a nice
Posted on Sat, 20 Jul 2024
"A family of bears had a nice little cottage,
Mother Bear made them their breakfast porridge.."
That's an inventive take on the classic story.
Very enjoyable, Rhiannon.
And a lovely picture :)
Read full commentPosted in They said, 'Trespassers will …
I always though mum went to
Posted on Fri, 19 Jul 2024
I always thought mum went to Iceland. Hmmm....maybe that was an ad...
That's a very creative poem about Eric/Iceland. It's actually very clever the way you have interwoven the theme of country and store, blending humour with dry...
Read full commentPosted in Eric’s War
Was talking about Putin only
Posted on Thu, 18 Jul 2024
Was talking about Putin only yesterday. History has a habit of repeating itself so I wondered whether he would be airbrushed from history in the same way Stalin was in Russia after his death. I'm sure they would make good soul brothers if they...
Read full commentPosted in Pearly Gates : A Tour of Russia’s Hell by Alfred N.Muggins Part 3
"Vanessa suddenly remembered
Posted on Tue, 16 Jul 2024
"Vanessa suddenly remembered what Cher sounded like with autotune.." Made me laugh...I think I know the song you are referring to.
You have built up to this latest set-piece so well. I can only imagine how Spencer will get on at a festival...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...Part 29
Well at least Masoud
Posted on Tue, 16 Jul 2024
Well at least Masoud Pezeshkian won the run-off to become the President in Iran. A relative moderate, he now needs to dial down the influence of the Theocrats. Let's hope it leads to better relations with the West and other countries in that...
Read full commentPosted in An Easter Message Of Confusion from Alfred N.Muggins Part 3
Another wonderful instalment.
Posted on Fri, 12 Jul 2024
Another wonderful instalment.
It's a privilege being able to follow your latest work-in-progress, Sean.
This is our Facebook and X/Twitter Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
Read full commentPosted in The Left-Handed Son
"..don’t bring your sister
Posted on Mon, 15 Jul 2024
"..don’t bring your sister
she’s too Jung to go."
Ah yes, cleverly done and very entertaining to read.
I imagine this is intended below in the way the words merge together? You are so creative with your poetry so...
Read full commentPosted in An Anarchist Evening at the Magic Theatre
Nicely paced as always and a
Posted on Sat, 13 Jul 2024
Nicely paced as always and a meaningful finale. A pleasure to read.
Read full commentPosted in The things we do for love
Thanks for those links, Di.
Posted on Sat, 22 Jun 2024
Thanks for those links, Di.
I guess the shopping list of issues to be resolved will always be weighty. Human beings are a deeply flawed species. On the upside, young people seem to be more aware and in touch with things like environmental...
Read full commentPosted in "For, being green, there is great hope" (quote from Shakespeare's HENRY VI PART 2, ACT 3 SCENE 1)
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