marandina

Primary tabs

I have 256 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1187191 times and 346 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1615 of my 5,030 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1650 votes

Trusted critic
marandina's picture
Paul

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

Cherry

The Devil’s Bridge

By marandina on Tue, 27 Jan 2026

I remember fragments. Vague to start with then detail emerging like a cobalt ink blot spreading across my sepia-stained mind. A night of falling snow...
Fantasy
Story
Certificate 15
1 likes
Gold cherry

Why does it always rain in graveyards?

By marandina on Tue, 21 Oct 2025

Why does it always rain in graveyards? The procession of gravestones is staring at me. That’s how it seems with not a soul about. I scan the horizon...
Drama
Story
Certificate 15
2 likes
Cherry

Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (8)

By marandina on Mon, 15 Sep 2025

Part 7 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-7 The transition from routine ramble in familiar settings to alien...
Fantasy
Story
Certificate 15
1 likes
Gold cherry

The Boy with the Rubik’s Cube

By marandina on Fri, 12 Sep 2025

The Boy with the Rubik’s Cube The Grand Marine Hotel stands imperiously looking out over the Bristol Channel as it has done for many dust-coated...
Drama
Story
Certificate 15
2 likes
Cherry

Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (7)

By marandina on Tue, 02 Sep 2025

Part 6 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-6 Billy watched snake-eyed as a shape ghosted through the fog. Appearing...
Fantasy
Story
Certificate 15
2 likes

Pages

1615 of my comments have received 1650 Great Feedback votes

2 Votes

All caught up again. You have

Posted on Wed, 29 Sep 2021

All caught up again. You have my full admiration for the length of the story so far and the consistently high standard you achieve with each episode. You are on course to have a fully fledged novel. Keep going!

Read full comment

Posted in "Willow's Tail" 18

2 Votes

Your poetic reminiscences are

Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2021

Your poetic reminiscences are like no other, Jenny. Another gorgeous poem remembering times gone by. Paul :)

Read full comment

Posted in Before We Kissed Goodnight

1 Vote

Oh thanks very much, Ewan. A

Posted on Mon, 20 Apr 2026

Oh thanks very much, Ewan. A surprise and a very welcome one.

I know you don't do X/Twitter these days. There is an offshoot of #TopTweetTuesday called #fragmentsfriday. It's a weekly poetry platform for poems of no more than 18 words. You...

Read full comment

Posted in The Expanse

1 Vote

"War shatters peace;

Posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2026

"War shatters peace;
but sometimes rescues peace and ends injustice.."

Another highly enjoyable ramble with some philosophical thoughts.

Gorgeous photos.

Nicely done, Rhiannon.

 

[Should that read "......

Read full comment

Posted in Mytten Dingle, north Stiperstones

1 Vote

Well what a turn up even for

Posted on Mon, 13 Apr 2026

Well what a turn up even for the Orange One's book. A subsequent public spat....with a Pope! Would Leo have seen that one coming? Probably not. None of us did!

Read full comment

Posted in Easter 2026 by Alfred N. Muggins (Part 2)

1 Vote

There's a lot going on here,

Posted on Mon, 13 Apr 2026

There's a lot going on here, even for Alfred Muggins. It's all a bit 'Home Alone' with a cast of thousands. Well....a cast of tens, then...

Read full comment

Posted in Easter 2026 by Alfred N. Muggins (Part 1)

1 Vote

Neatly done, Luigi.

Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2026

Neatly done, Luigi.

The twists and turns of a mystery exposing the dark underbelly of a suburban town/hamlet in Middle America.

Now I know. Now we all know.

Well done in penning a great finale. 

Read full comment

Posted in Penny Pass the Story - Part 10

1 Vote

'Sunlight glinting on the 

Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2026

'Sunlight glinting on the  water,
and the tumbling, bubbling sound of ripples.
Primroses here, a violet there,
bright white stitchwort here'

What a wonderful ramble and personalised through some personal updates weaved in...

Read full comment

Posted in Delighted to get out!

1 Vote

Ah just noticed it's 'Pass

Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026

Ah just noticed it's 'Pass the Story' not 'Pass the Parcel'. We see what we want to see sometimes, don't we?

Thanks, Penny. This probably is a hash of numerous detective series and movies I have seen over the years. Maybe even a bit...

Read full comment

Posted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 10

1 Vote

Thanks Rhiannon. Yes, I kept

Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026

Thanks Rhiannon. Yes, I kept looking at that. I don't usually use 'leggit' in my stuff. I will edit so thanks for picking that up.

I wasn't sure how quickly these part 10s were expected. I could have spent longer on this but we are where...

Read full comment

Posted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 10

Pages