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I have 280 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1566395 times and 379 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1767 of my 5,455 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1823 votes

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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

on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BeeRummie

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beerummie/

at Bluesky @marandina.bsky.social

and at Threads https://www.threads.net/@beerummie

 

My stories

Cherry

Eric the Viking

Well here it is, post 150. Never thought I would make it this far. This is a rewritten story. Hopefully, this is tighter. Based on a true story (but...
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Cherry

A View of the Hudson

A View of the Hudson He drinks a Styrofoam coffee at sunset on the roof of the world, indigo skies turn amber, over tall, grey buildings, Macy’s in...
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The Great and Secret Show

The Great and Secret Show She says let me show you a secret and takes me by the trusting hand, we sweep over upland meadows, mossy dew kissing...
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Cherry

Why Does It Always Rain In Graveyards?

Some believe that love can transcend time Why does it always rain in graveyards? Why does it always rain in graveyards? Of course, the reality is...
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Cherry

Resolution

Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/resolution-mp3 (re-recorded inadvertently with a clock ticking in the background. Decided to...
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1767 of my comments have received 1823 Great Feedback votes

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That's great. Thank you!

Posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2025

That's great. Thank you!

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Posted in A Tale Of Four Stones

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A very charming pen-portrait

Posted on Thu, 21 Aug 2025

A very charming pen-portrait so adriotly done.

Full of empathy I'm sure Mary would approve. 

The story is built so nicely then pivots on: “Hang on a minute. I haven’t got a teapot.”

[That's a fine teapot of your own there, T...

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Posted in Mary's Missing Teapot

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Such a clever story so well

Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2025

Such a clever story so well told. There's someone out there for everyone! 

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Posted in On the verge of awakening

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Bloodsucker Vladimir Putinpot

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Bloodsucker Vladimir Putinpot. Well...yes.

What a pantomime in Alaska. It's staggering to think that Trump is on the cusp of ending sanctions and willing to do business with someone so committed to the destruction of the West and all it...

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Posted in Mrs Muggins Goes On a Mini Tour of Italy, While the Butcher and the Clown Meet in Alaska! by Alfred N.Muggins

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Absorbing dialogue and

Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2025

Absorbing dialogue and dynamics between the characters.

All infused with magic.

Keep going, Penny!

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Posted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 31

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Thanks for following it all,

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Thanks for following it all, Penny.

Feedback from accomplished writers like yourself is invaluable to me. 

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Posted in Prophesy - The Immortal Witch (6)

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It's all highly credible. You

Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2025

It's all highly credible. You have captured the place and time with realism and empathy.

I can connect with the characters and the story line because I remember what places like Castle Vale and Chemsley Wood were like back then. I think...

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Posted in The Vale - Chapter 6

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"Clustering in clouds that

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2025

"Clustering in clouds that shade.."

The importance of rain keeps going up as global warming bites. I marvel at the process of rain formation. One of the glories of living on this planet. A succinct and poignant vignette, Rhiannon. Very...

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Posted in That all-important molecule!

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"Nomadic riffs

Posted on Sun, 17 Aug 2025

"Nomadic riffs

Echoes of Rajasthan

Oh the Roma, Mama

They travelled with the Roma

Horses, camels, caravans

A living metronome..."

What a vivid portrayal. I loved the section above, in particular.

A...

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Posted in Django, Gitáno Gitaristo (Django, Gypsy Guitarist)

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"You swim through vast oceans

Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2025

"You swim through vast oceans of sky.."

The scene set in that very first line.

Highly spiritual and a positive affirmation. 

Beautifully done, Jenny.

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Posted in Fragments Of Life

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