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I have 224 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 586247 times and 301 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1410 of my 4,523 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1423 votes

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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

Tom Crean

By marandina on Wed, 31 Jul 2024

It is said that Ireland is a haunted place full of spirits; a land where the dead are celebrated. Tom Crean The journey to the Emerald Isle had been...

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Rain at the Forest Cafe

By marandina on Fri, 19 Jul 2024

A morning coffee stop at a café in a clearing.. Rain at the Forest Cafe Fairy lights glimmer as I drink coffee at a bustling forest café – Dogs under...

Spiritual

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By marandina on Wed, 10 Jul 2024

“If we shadows have offended, think but this and all is mended.” Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream Sarsen stones stand...

Surreal

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Boris and the Hustings

By marandina on Thu, 27 Jun 2024

This is the thirteenth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Boris and the Hustings It had...

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West of Ireland

By marandina on Mon, 17 Jun 2024

Standing on a beach in County Kerry, Ireland - 2005. West of Ireland Standing at the far edge of an ancient archipelago, a desolate sentry ashore,...

Nature

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Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2025

So sorry for your loss, JoAnne. Life doesn't come much harder than the loss of a beloved partner. The pain is replaced my memories, in time. Take good care of yourself x

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Nah. Not on holiday. Very

Posted on Tue, 07 Jan 2025

Nah. Not on holiday. Very much in the freezing UK. That profile pic update is from a past holiday. Crete, I think.

Get yerself a VPN. You can access stuff from around the world then!

The Ben Fogle, Bulgaria thing was fascinating....

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Interesting modern take on

Posted on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

Interesting modern take on the Three Wise Men story. New curve ball will be the Orange One's take on it all when he takes over the presidency in the US. Continued volatility, I imagine..especially given his latest views re Greenland. The man's...

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Middlesborough has a tough

Posted on Tue, 07 Jan 2025

Middlesborough has a tough rep. Even now, I think it remains one of the most deprived places in the UK. I did drive through it a few years ago as part of an ancestry trip re my OH. She has family history that way. I don't suppose we consider...

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