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I have 240 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1052531 times
and 323 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1563 of my 4,897 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1584 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
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
Boris and the Art of the Deal
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The Body in the Library
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Portal
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The Golden Fleece (Ghost Walk) Part Two of Two
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The Golden Fleece (Ghost Walk) Part One of Two
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An important message that
Posted on Sun, 07 Dec 2025
An important message that never gets old. Merry Christmas to both David and Alfred.
Read full commentPosted in All I Want For Christmas ….? By Alfred N.Muggins
Oh that's so kind of you,
Posted on Tue, 21 Oct 2025
Oh that's so kind of you, Penny. The comment you left on the original version meant a lot to me also. Hoping to be around on site more soon. Just got a lot going on in real life at the moment. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Why does it always rain in graveyards?
Papa’s got another brand new
Posted on Wed, 03 Dec 2025
Papa’s got another brand new teapot. Ah yes...a Pigbag reference from my teen years. Always a joy to read your monthly updates, T.
[We won't mention the footie *cough*]
Keep 'em coming. They are an inspiration to many of us. ...
Read full commentPosted in The Strange Case of Dr Gunchev and Crazy Ludo
Another wonderful addition to
Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2025
Another wonderful addition to your already brimming collection of life writing, T.
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
[Only ever had Irn Bru on a couple of occasions. Not sure...
Read full commentPosted in Saturday Night's Alright for Peaches
Ukraine and Gaza both
Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2025
Ukraine and Gaza both difficult situations. Putin won't take a back step and Gaza borders on being intractable. Not sure where it will all end.
Read full commentPosted in Easter 2025 by Alfred N.Muggins (Rogue Reporter (please don’t shoot me, I’m only the armchair journalist))
This melancholy instalment is
Posted on Wed, 22 Oct 2025
This melancholy instalment is poetically soulful in its urban bleakness.
It is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
I have added a pic to promote your work on social media. Just let me know if you prefer to use...
Read full commentPosted in My Dinosaur Era Chapter 9
Anything that mentions
Posted on Tue, 21 Oct 2025
Anything that mentions Fathers Ted Crilly and Jack Hackett from the eponymous and outstandingly wonderful comedy series is just grand by me.
Well I think I've spent most of the afternoon reading the first four parts in this travelogue....
Read full commentPosted in Singin' in the Buncrana Rain
You have certainly captured
Posted on Sun, 12 Oct 2025
You have certainly captured the essence of the time, Jenny. A poem sepia-stained in lore and tradition.
Fine work indeed.
Read full commentPosted in Floki's Viking Spirit
I don't think Alfred is
Posted on Fri, 10 Oct 2025
I don't think Alfred is boring at all. Maybe Trumpenstein's vainglorious pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize *is*.
Read full commentPosted in Rogue Reporter Comes Under Censorship From An Unexpected Quarter (The Home Front!) by Alfred.N.Muggins
This is today's Facebook, X
Posted on Wed, 08 Oct 2025
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
I've added a pic to promote your work on social media. Please let me know if you prefer to use something else.
Congratulations.
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