marandina
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I have 239 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 894861 times
and 321 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1539 of my 4,833 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1557 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
In a Land of Magicians
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An Eternal Debt (The Pied Piper of Hamlin)
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A Final Message From Moscow
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Dreams of Solitude
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Pointless Boris (Part Two of two)
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The cat on your lap is more
Posted on Mon, 12 Aug 2024
The cat on your lap is more how I imagine you rather than reprimanding apple trees, Luigi. But I am sure you are a man of many layers like the rest of us.
Some bucolic imagery conjured in your short piece and very pleasant to read and...
Read full commentPosted in Musings Among Flowering Bushes
"..a special place,
Posted on Wed, 14 Aug 2024
"..a special place,
a treasured space
for young or old
or ancient."
Beautifully done, Rhiannon.
Generations pass in time via our gardens.
I know I love mine and it's so important for people's spirits. Not...
Read full commentPosted in A garden is …
This latest wonderful
Posted on Sat, 10 Aug 2024
This latest wonderful instalment of cyber-husband Spencer's continuing adventures is today's Facebook and X/Twitter Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
I've added a pic to promote your work on social media. Just let me know if you...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you..Part 32
"For though now older I'll
Posted on Mon, 12 Aug 2024
"For though now older I'll not age in
mind, believing in hundred year old
tales.."
Some whimsical imagery in this one, Jenny.
Flights of fancy and imagination is what we all need at times.
Stanton Park...
Read full commentPosted in Playful Elven Folk
"...a semi-naked man sitting
Posted on Sat, 10 Aug 2024
"...a semi-naked man sitting on a beer crate playing an acoustic guitar and singing, Froggy Went a Courtin. The scene took on a nightmarish quality.."
Your keen eye for observational humour remains undiminished :)
Hoping you are...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you..Part 32
All we are left with in the
Posted on Fri, 09 Aug 2024
All we are left with in the end is memories. I imagine that is amplified when related to someone in these circumstances. These victims, people, stories, recollections stand the test of time and stand as an important reminder of where...
Read full commentPosted in Esther
"..like the skilled
Posted on Sun, 04 Aug 2024
"..like the skilled
artistry of writers with their nimble
fingers.."
One of my great pleasures in life is watching bees doing their dance of pollination especially amongst the lavender bushes in my front and back gardens. I...
Read full commentPosted in Bee Muse
"He felt like an honourary
Posted on Fri, 02 Aug 2024
"He felt like an honourary Frenchman, having eaten two Croissants for breakfast with jam and marmalade respectively, and a banana."
I haven't watched much of the Olympics but Alfred had brought the opening ceremony to life with his vivid...
Read full commentPosted in Alfred N.Muggins Becomes An Honourary Frenchman After Watching The Opening Ceremony Of The Olympics!
"With a book in my hand and
Posted on Fri, 02 Aug 2024
"With a book in my hand and demonic android device in my bin, that’ll be the day that I die" Amen to that.
"..dancing ourselves dizzy in vests and pants whilst calling each other ‘you crazy ho’." Good Lord..
"But Crado didn’t come...
Read full commentPosted in Crado Come Home
"Hang a budding branch
Posted on Thu, 01 Aug 2024
"Hang a budding branch
watch it slowly turn to gold.."
Only we can reflect its light. Maybe so.
A poem with a lining of philosophical musing running all the way through it. Enjoyed.
Read full commentPosted in The World as it Might Have Been
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