marandina
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I have 250 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1147519 times
and 338 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1602 of my 5,001 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1629 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.
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My stories
A Fairy Tale of New York
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Saints and Sinners – A Christmas Fable (Part Two of Two)
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Saints and Sinners - A Christmas Fable (Part One of Two)
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Lonesome Pines
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A Secret Garden
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All we are left with in the
Posted on Fri, 09 Aug 2024
All we are left with in the end is memories. I imagine that is amplified when related to someone in these circumstances. These victims, people, stories, recollections stand the test of time and stand as an important reminder of where...
Read full commentPosted in Esther
"..like the skilled
Posted on Sun, 04 Aug 2024
"..like the skilled
artistry of writers with their nimble
fingers.."
One of my great pleasures in life is watching bees doing their dance of pollination especially amongst the lavender bushes in my front and back gardens. I...
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"He felt like an honourary
Posted on Fri, 02 Aug 2024
"He felt like an honourary Frenchman, having eaten two Croissants for breakfast with jam and marmalade respectively, and a banana."
I haven't watched much of the Olympics but Alfred had brought the opening ceremony to life with his vivid...
Read full commentPosted in Alfred N.Muggins Becomes An Honourary Frenchman After Watching The Opening Ceremony Of The Olympics!
"With a book in my hand and
Posted on Fri, 02 Aug 2024
"With a book in my hand and demonic android device in my bin, that’ll be the day that I die" Amen to that.
"..dancing ourselves dizzy in vests and pants whilst calling each other ‘you crazy ho’." Good Lord..
"But Crado didn’t come...
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"Hang a budding branch
Posted on Thu, 01 Aug 2024
"Hang a budding branch
watch it slowly turn to gold.."
Only we can reflect its light. Maybe so.
A poem with a lining of philosophical musing running all the way through it. Enjoyed.
Read full commentPosted in The World as it Might Have Been
Ludogorets v Dinamo Batumi -
Posted on Thu, 01 Aug 2024
Ludogorets v Dinamo Batumi - damn...I missed that one.
And Archie Gray to Spurs. I still remember Eddie Gray playing for the lillywhites.
I like the sound of the July Morning. It sounds quite a festival.
That intro "Afternoon...
Read full commentPosted in All the President’s Biscuits
"Whiter than white’ – “look
Posted on Wed, 31 Jul 2024
"Whiter than white’ – “look at me” insolent
silent shriek.."
Such drama in your vignette, Rhiannon.
The ever evolving struggle between flora.
We intervene where we can, of course.
Read full commentPosted in Garden bindweed, again
"..like echoes that
Posted on Tue, 30 Jul 2024
"..like echoes that
reach through time give
sweet new beginnings to
future minds..."
An elegant moving poem for such an awful incident.
Crimes committed that take the lives of young ones are amongst the...
Read full commentPosted in Hold fast To Love
"Tonight – the full moon, is
Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2024
"Tonight – the full moon, is the Uposatha,
when we will meditate until the dawn..."
That's a wonderfully, evocative poem.
Another philosophical journey through life.
Adriotly done, Dougie.
Read full commentPosted in Memento Mori
Great story.
Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2024
Great story.
Not sure if you are looking to continue or if it's standalone but it does lend itself to more.
Read full commentPosted in P.O.D
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