marandina
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I have 243 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1091146 times
and 328 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1574 of my 4,935 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1598 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
A Tempest Off Portishead
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The Star-Crossed Swans of Newport Pagnell
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Saint Valentine
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Florida (1987)
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The Enchantress of Avalon (Part Two of Two)
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"..he should try to persuade
Posted on Mon, 19 Aug 2024
"..he should try to persuade Mrs Muggins to opt for a holiday in France soon, perhaps even next year..." Let us know if Mrs Muggins goes along with it.
"..Unfortunately Alfred has run out of croissants.." and I hope Alfred found more...
Read full commentPosted in Alfred N.Muggins Becomes An Honourary Frenchman After Watching The Opening Ceremony Of The Olympics! : Part 2
That's a creepy story so well
Posted on Sat, 17 Aug 2024
That's a creepy story so well told. Very original and very nicely done.
Read full commentPosted in Death where is your sting?
Well said.
Posted on Fri, 16 Aug 2024
Well said.
I saw a piece on the news last night about schools in Scotland making children hand in their mobiles and 'park' them in a holder at the front of the classroom before each lesson. Even the kids themselves say that they can't...
Read full commentPosted in A Martian Sends a Postcard Home 2024
"..While the beauty of
Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024
"..While the beauty of flowers craves the soft touch of truth..."
The poem reads like a metaphor - a world full of anguish juxtaposed against a lament for the neglected beauty of nature. I read it a few times. I really like the layers and...
Read full commentPosted in Conditions That Please or Displease Flowers
"...let’s call her Vanessa,
Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024
"...let’s call her Vanessa, because that was her name.."
You should be on the stage with your comic timing.
An encounter that could have come from an Alan Bleasdale piece. It did make me think of Yosser Hughes and the like. Giz a...
Read full commentPosted in Benches & Hedges
I should come over and visit
Posted on Wed, 14 Aug 2024
I should come over and visit the family.
Sir Kier has ensured that most of the trouble makers have been arrested and processed. I think the dust has settled. Until the next time
It's a volatile country in a volatile world but we...
Read full commentPosted in Leviathan
"Sandstone capricious as
Posted on Mon, 12 Aug 2024
"Sandstone capricious as crimson
rowans, honeyed as bell heather.."
Such a quiet, haunting lament.
Some gorgeous phrases, especially towards the end.
Read full commentPosted in The Burgh
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
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