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I have 186 stories published in
23 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 279683 times
and 240 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1083 of my 3,697 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1095 votes
I am a Brummie living in Northampton. I love to write but get 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.
I think that everyone should read George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four .
I have short stories published in a horror anthology by @thealienbuddha, anthology Vol.IV by @LoftPublishing and flash fiction at @paragraphplanet.
Poems of mine have been published by @thealienbuddha (The Alien Buddha Gets Rejected) and @blackboughpoems (Winter-Christmas Anthology 2023).
I have new stories published in 2023 by @darkwinterlit and @thealienbuddha (Halloween anthology and ABZ55 at ABP) along with appearing in an anthology by @LoftPublishing (Anthology Vol V).
You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685
on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BeeRummie
at Bluesky @marandina.bsky.social
and at Threads https://www.threads.net/@beerummie
My stories
The Haunted Fort of Bhangarh
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The Dead Cat
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- 1332 reads
Eleanor Cross
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Memento
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Happy New Year
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"...The dying moment,
Posted on Tue, 14 Mar 2023
"...The dying moment,
easily confused
with a stopped clock."
Melancholic, wistful and existential. All things that make a good poem. Nicely done, for sure.
Read full commentPosted in Inklings
"...fragile early wood wild
Posted on Wed, 15 Mar 2023
"...fragile early wood wild daffodil.."
Synonymous with spring. A beautiful image, Rhiannon. Lovely photo as well. Who doesn't love daffodils?! Paul
Read full commentPosted in A few early wild daffodils in the woods
A tragic and sad story. Hard
Posted on Tue, 14 Mar 2023
A tragic and sad story. Hard to imagine the harshness of those kind of laws now. You recount the tale and speak up for the wronged so eloquently.
Read full commentPosted in Newes From The Dead
You have found something of a
Posted on Sun, 12 Mar 2023
You have found something of a niche with these stripped-back tales, Mark. For so few words, the images are vivid and the story profound. Very nicely done. Paul
Read full commentPosted in the ward
Thanks for reading, CM.
Posted on Fri, 10 Mar 2023
Thanks for reading, CM. Always appreciated and, yes, right on both counts. (Good win in the cup today for the Bhoys. Treble on. Hail hail)
Read full commentPosted in Spring Skies (After the Dogs of Winter)
I have a cherry tree in my
Posted on Fri, 10 Mar 2023
I have a cherry tree in my front garden. I wrote a poem about it a while back. It's a wonder to see the cherry blossom every year. Enjoyed your poem. Paul
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Great last line, Hilary! Yes
Posted on Fri, 10 Mar 2023
Great last line, Hilary! Yes those pesky birds. Enjoyed the story. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in The Garden of Songbird Charm Part Two
What a beautiful world you
Posted on Fri, 10 Mar 2023
What a beautiful world you have conjured, Hilary. Off to read part 2!
Read full commentPosted in The Garden of Songbird Charm
Enjoying the role swap.
Posted on Thu, 09 Mar 2023
Enjoying the role swap. Looking forward to see what they both get up to! :)
Read full commentPosted in The Courtier From The 21st Century Who Would Be King : The King Behind The Throne : King Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) : Ch.2 by Alfred Muggins (himself)
"...dreamy raindrops like
Posted on Wed, 08 Mar 2023
"...dreamy raindrops like pearls
of wisdom trickling down
her pane,"
A dreamy meditation full of beautiful imagery. Is the name "Rosa" significant? It feels like a reference to a book or a film. Anyway, enjoyed :)
Read full commentPosted in Every Moment Counts
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