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I have 259 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1199256 times and 349 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1622 of my 5,056 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1658 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

Dreams of Rain

By marandina on Sun, 01 Aug 2021

A wind-swept, seeping rain dances on bedroom windows, houses opposite obscured – streets are empty, twilight gloom broken by neon street lamps –...

Romance

Poem

Certificate U

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Punters

By marandina on Wed, 28 Jul 2021

This is the fourth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co It had been a long, old Pandemic...

Humour

Story

Certificate 15

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Another Night On a Bare Mountain

By marandina on Tue, 20 Jul 2021

Night on a Bare Mountain (aka Night on Bald Mountain) is a series of compositions written by composer Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881). It was only...

Fantasy

Poem

Certificate PG

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Penalties

By marandina on Tue, 13 Jul 2021

On 11 th July 2021 the England Football team lost on penalties to Italy after a 1-1 draw having played extra time in the Final of the Euro2020...

Opinion

Poem

Certificate 12

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Steve Mason and the Music Nazi

By marandina on Tue, 13 Jul 2021

This is the third entry in the Steve Mason’s School Days at https://www.abctales.com/collection/steve-masons-school-days Steve “Stevo” Mason just...

Drama

Story

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Thanks for reading, David.

Posted on Thu, 27 Jun 2024

Thanks for reading, David. Aye...we have a new prime minister this morning..And Farage is now an MP at the eighth time of asking.

Here's to change bringing realised hope.

Not sure where we go with the Boris stories now but we'll see...

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Posted in Boris and the Hustings

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It's not like me to be right

Posted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024

It's not like me to be right twice in the same day. Once is a rarity. I know nuffink, of course. Well according to my OH.

The bond between Turkey and Bulgaria is clear for all to see from your razor sharp writing. You should consider...

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"..with his darling Jane, his

Posted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024

"..with his darling Jane, his spouse,
no regrets for Uncle Claus!"

Adroitly done, Rhiannon. Rhythm, rhyming and a good story :)

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Major change is afoot in

Posted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024

Major change is afoot in France with National Rally bringing credibility to the Far Right it seems. If they make it to government then I think revolution and counter-revolution will be on a scale not seen in decades. I see Europe lurching...

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