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I have 186 stories published in
23 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 279989 times
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1085 of my 3,697 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1097 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
Empire State (Part 7 of 7): Escape
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Empire State (Part 6 of 7): Devil in the Attic
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A Bridge of Lies
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The Horses of Wooldale Road (Part 1 of 3)
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Christmas Time
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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
Appropriately named Butch. I
Posted on Wed, 08 Mar 2023
Appropriately named Butch. I thing a lot changed with the Lionesses in the Euros. You are right, the football was joyous to watch. Things have moved on such a great deal with equality across the sexes but, as with many other things, there is...
Read full commentPosted in Women's Day
So many stories in your
Posted on Tue, 07 Mar 2023
So many stories in your cabinet/cupboard, Rhiannon. Mementos and memories. I like the way every item has special meaning. Enjoyed. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Memory Medley
Great story, Jane. Not sure I
Posted on Mon, 06 Mar 2023
Great story, Jane. Not sure I can improve on the feedback above but I didn't see the twist coming which is always a hallmark of a tale well told. You have some poetic phrases in here that take the story to another level. I really liked "....A...
Read full commentPosted in The Right to Sparkle
Yes, I was going to say that
Posted on Sun, 05 Mar 2023
Yes, I was going to say that this happens in real life. Adroitly done, dear Luigi. Paul
Read full commentPosted in The Tall Bookcase
Enjoyed, Mark. Yes,
Posted on Sun, 05 Mar 2023
Enjoyed, Mark. Yes, feathering the coffin nest for the rich and privileged. I like the way the story reads as a metaphor for the working class being oppressed and desperate enough to be exploited in this way. Of course, nobody in their right mind...
Read full commentPosted in 37 Degrees Celsius (part II)
Wow Alfred swapping with
Posted on Wed, 01 Mar 2023
Wow Alfred swapping with Henry VIII - looking forward to reading more!
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.1 by Alfred Muggins (himself)
I enjoyed your soothing
Posted on Wed, 01 Mar 2023
I enjoyed your soothing euphony of nature's music. And that's a great diary reminder. We should all make the same one :)
Read full commentPosted in Summer's Creation
Black gold. Mmmmm....anything
Posted on Mon, 27 Feb 2023
Black gold. Mmmmm....anything that goes with salty bacon. It all sounds so delicious. And who knew there was a Welshman's caviar?! :)
Read full commentPosted in Welshman’s caviar (bara lawr)
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