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I have 260 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1228077 times and 351 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1635 of my 5,097 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1672 votes

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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

When November Comes (with audio)

Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/when-november-comes-mp3 When November Comes Leaves of russet curl into balls of withered rust,...
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Gold cherry

A Lorry Load of Sleaze

This is part 5 in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co A Lorry Load of Sleaze “Oh do shove over...
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Gold cherry

The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 3 of 3)

Draft for a 3 part short story Part One at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/black-crow-purgatory-part-1-3 Part two at https://www.abctales...
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Cherry

The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 2 of 3)

Draft for a 3 part short story Part one at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/black-crow-purgatory-part-1-3 The Black Crow of Purgatory Part 2...
Cherry

The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 1 of 3)

Draft for a 3 part short story The Black Crow of Purgatory It is said that a crow can transport souls from the next realm back to the land of the...
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1635 of my comments have received 1672 Great Feedback votes

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"..a special place,

Posted on Wed, 14 Aug 2024

"..a special place,
a treasured space
for young or old
or ancient."

Beautifully done, Rhiannon.

Generations pass in time via our gardens.

I know I love mine and it's so important for people's spirits. Not...

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Posted in A garden is …

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This latest wonderful

Posted on Sat, 10 Aug 2024

This latest wonderful instalment of cyber-husband Spencer's continuing adventures is today's Facebook and X/Twitter Pick of the Day.

Congratulations.

I've added a pic to promote your work on social media. Just let me know if you...

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Posted in Parcel for you..Part 32

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"For though now older I'll

Posted on Mon, 12 Aug 2024

"For though now older I'll not age in

mind, believing in hundred year old

tales.."

 

Some whimsical imagery in this one, Jenny.

Flights of fancy and imagination is what we all need at times.

Stanton Park...

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Posted in Playful Elven Folk

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"...a semi-naked man sitting

Posted on Sat, 10 Aug 2024

"...a semi-naked man sitting on a beer crate playing an acoustic guitar and singing, Froggy Went a Courtin. The scene took on a nightmarish quality.."

Your keen eye for observational humour remains undiminished :)

Hoping you are...

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Posted in Parcel for you..Part 32

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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...

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Posted in Esther

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"..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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Posted in Bee Muse

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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...

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Posted in Alfred N.Muggins Becomes An Honourary Frenchman After Watching The Opening Ceremony Of The Olympics!

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"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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Posted in Crado Come Home

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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.

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Posted in The World as it Might Have Been

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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...

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Posted in All the President’s Biscuits

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