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I have 218 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 508505 times and 294 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1367 of my 4,410 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1380 votes

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Paul

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

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

Gold cherry

The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 3 of 3)

Draft for a 3 part short story Part One at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/black-crow-purgatory-part-1-3 Part two at https://www.abctales...
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Cherry

The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 2 of 3)

Draft for a 3 part short story Part one at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/black-crow-purgatory-part-1-3 The Black Crow of Purgatory Part 2...
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The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 1 of 3)

Draft for a 3 part short story The Black Crow of Purgatory It is said that a crow can transport souls from the next realm back to the land of the...
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Cherry

Dreams of Halloween

Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/dreams-of-halloween-mp3 Dreams of Halloween In celluloid dreams I walk in graveyards of the...
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Poem of the week

Samhain and Beyond

Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/samhain-and-beyond-revised-mp3 Samhain and Beyond We stand in hallowed doorways, hand in hand,...
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1367 of my comments have received 1380 Great Feedback votes

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A lovely story, so well told.

Posted on Sun, 10 Dec 2023

A lovely story, so well told. Perfect for Christmas. Paul :)

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Posted in "Starlight And Miracles" (A Christmas tale)

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"And that little ship is

Posted on Sun, 10 Dec 2023

"And that little ship is ourselves,
entire, enfolding all that’s gone.."

What a beautiful poem and the sentiments resonate with me completely.

I get it.

Just gorgeous. Paul

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Posted in All Souls Shall Arise

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"..Or I choke on foetid

Posted on Mon, 11 Dec 2023

"..Or I choke on foetid brumal dank

Give me daylight or I’ll scream!"

That's an evocative, powerful piece (the pic is quite terrifying).

Well deserved accolades, Turlough. Paul

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Posted in Piblokto

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"...past the munching sheep..

Posted on Wed, 13 Dec 2023

"...past the munching sheep.."

Another enjoyable ramble with you, Rhiannon. Felt like I was there. Paul :)

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Posted in Tumbling river and tangled footpath

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A beautiful poem. Life

Posted on Thu, 14 Dec 2023

A beautiful poem. Life affirming. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas, Jean. Keep the updates coming, of course. Take care. Paul x

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Posted in Happy Christmas

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"... weaving flutes and

Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2023

"... weaving flutes and whispering December breezes..."

 

I like the contrast between the madness on the roads and the serenity you seek. Some nice expressions in here. Very lovely, Jenny :) 

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Posted in Treasures Of The Subconscious

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"A dropped twig,

Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2023

"A dropped twig,

beautifully clothed with

light grey lichen - "

Such an evocative opening and some lovely imagery. I could see the leaf carpet. Beautiful vignette, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in Exquisite Leaf-mulch art

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Spencer's fear of mum made me

Posted on Fri, 08 Dec 2023

Spencer's fear of mum made me laugh. All internal threat indicators going off. (That used to happen to me with my mother-in-law. Escape was impossible)

Keep going with this Jane. It's building into something special :)

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Posted in Parcel for you ......Part 9

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"I’m not sure now, where you

Posted on Wed, 06 Dec 2023

"I’m not sure now, where you begin and end"

That's a philosophical introspection full of poetic musings. Certainly evocative conjuring interesting images. Maybe our home isn't always a metaphorical castle when you wonder what's going on...

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Posted in In Your House

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A dreamy sequence in touch

Posted on Tue, 05 Dec 2023

A dreamy sequence in touch with nature and a delicately told tale in poem. Just lovely, Jenny. Paul :) 

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Posted in Hope Of The Skylark

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