marandina
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I have 266 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1277361 times
and 358 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1678 of my 5,211 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1715 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.
You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685
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My stories
Fading of Legends
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How I Came to Meet Eric
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Ynys Wydryn (Glastonbury Tor)
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In Memoriam
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A Christmas Boris
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I like the pervasiveness of
Posted on Sun, 27 Oct 2024
I like the pervasiveness of magic throughout and how its significance is offset against the importance of human emotions and feelings. Magic isn't all-encompassing and the plot emphasises that through the interaction of your characters. It's a...
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 21
"Dark days, wet days, grey
Posted on Fri, 25 Oct 2024
"Dark days, wet days, grey days,
downpour-drenching.."
I like the juxtaposition of dark days and bright days. This poem is awash with colour and sound. Fitting for that most wonderful of seasons - autumn!
Lovely stuff,...
Read full commentPosted in Tumultuous Autumn
Posted on Sat, 26 Oct 2024
That's a powerful last line. Foreboding. Let's hope sanity prevails. Eventually.
Read full commentPosted in If Netanyahu and the Israelis should invade Britain? (Don’t panic! It’s only History repeating itself!) by Alfred N.Muggins
That's writing discipline
Posted on Fri, 04 Oct 2024
That's writing discipline right there...12 months and 36,600 words later. Congratulations on a genuine achievement (I'm not sure what a non-genuine achievement is but it seemed to scan).
You have a definite talent for writing travelogue....
Read full commentPosted in Ex Crete
All caught up again.
Posted on Tue, 08 Oct 2024
All caught up again.
Yes, the "experiencing high volumes...we value your call.." is spot on! I've had that a few times just recently.
That's a comic dilemma neatly chiselled. I sense a debate around an invalid claim coming from the...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You...Part 37
"..then followed
Posted on Mon, 07 Oct 2024
"..then followed
by a Peter Pan moment swooping
down with his shadow."
That's a powerful image, that child-like connection linking younger days to older. Time goes so quickly but poetry can be timeless. Great stuff, Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Magic Of Youth
Still such a difficult and
Posted on Mon, 14 Oct 2024
Still such a difficult and complex situation in the Middle East. Alfred's angst will be shared by so many.
Read full commentPosted in Death Trap by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue armchair historian and reporter!)
This latest diary entry is
Posted on Thu, 03 Oct 2024
This latest diary entry is wonderfully entertaining, educational and humorous.
It's today's Facebook and X/Twitter Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
Read full commentPosted in The Old Man and the Libyan Sea
Does it rain more in Ireland?
Posted on Mon, 30 Sep 2024
Does it rain more in Ireland?
We've all chased rainbows at some point. I'm sure Alfred will find his pot of gold one day. We want to read his novels.
Read full commentPosted in Chasing Rainbows by Alfred N.Muggins
Gorgeous pics.
Posted on Tue, 01 Oct 2024
Gorgeous pics.
A sweeping vignette that shows again how connected you are to nature and the seasons, Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Seasons’ Round
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