marandina
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I have 273 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1328641 times
and 369 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1710 of my 5,301 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1754 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 the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Two of Six)
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In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part One of Six)
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A Lamentation of Bees
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Does it Rain in Heaven?
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Charmed (Part Two of Two)
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Read both parts so looking
Posted on Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Read both parts so looking forward to more.
You capture the sights, sounds and smells so well and, as ever, your eye for small detail is second to none. There's a latent empathy that you write with that makes stories like this so...
Read full commentPosted in Taking Tea - Kavinda and Me
Thanks, Di. I've managed to
Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2025
Thanks, Di. I've managed to rinse this concept for 5 years now. I really must come up wth an original idea again. Soon :)
Read full commentPosted in Boris and the Art of the Deal
[Yes.....but....it's only
Posted on Wed, 09 Apr 2025
[Yes.....but....it's only half time. The youngsters of PSG will be quaking in their boots when 40,000+ Brummies are screaming at them at VP. Well....I can dream for a bit longer...can't I? Mighty Leeds top with 5 games to go. C'mon you whites! In...
Read full commentPosted in Nihil Impossibile Erit Vobis
A rivetting read and an
Posted on Tue, 08 Apr 2025
A rivetting read and an engrossing story emerging. That's why this is the Facebook, X/Twitter & BlueSky Pick of the Day.
I've added a pic to promote your work on social media. Just let me know if you prefer to use something else....
Read full commentPosted in Steelie 16
That's a wonderful tale of
Posted on Wed, 09 Apr 2025
That's a wonderful tale of finding inspiration in the seemingly mundane. It's the small details that bring the story to life. I was absolutely there with you taking shelter and going on a journey long sought and now found. It's life affirming to...
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All this and still time for
Posted on Mon, 07 Apr 2025
All this and still time for the Orange One to destroy the Global economy as well. He works fast. I'm sure the movie franchise "The Omen" must have had him in mind when they came up with the story!
Read full commentPosted in Pantomime President Furthers the Downfall of the Western Alliance :World War 3 Develops! : The Man Who Sold the World (turns out it was fated to be Trump all along!) by Alfred N.(not Maga!) Muggins (no relation thankfully!)
Great dialogue and compelling
Posted on Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Great dialogue and compelling writing.
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Good luck with the rest of the book.
Read full commentPosted in The Book: Chapter 44
"Now the Constitution is once
Posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2025
"Now the Constitution is once again up for grabs,
Where will it all end?
Surely in tears."
More pertinent questions asked by rogue reporter Alfred Muggins. I don't know the answers but I look forward to the ongoing...
Read full commentPosted in Make America Great Again by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter!)
'..raindrops are a special
Posted on Sun, 23 Mar 2025
'..raindrops are a special paragon of wonder,
For this constant bond between sky and earth;'
Some wonderful lines in here, Jenny.
Thoughtful and articulate.
A lovely piece of work all round :)
Read full commentPosted in Rain
All caught up again.
Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2025
All caught up again.
Ah...Cedric's character is taking shape and that metaphorical time bomb is ticking. Jeopardy makes a plot work and this sub-plot is humming.
The interactions in the story are credible and deftly done.
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Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you - Part 55
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