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I have 276 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1368310 times and 373 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1732 of my 5,356 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1780 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

New Amsterdam

By marandina on Wed, 03 Mar 2021

Our electric train glided to a stop, humanity spilled onto waiting platforms, worn stairs signposted sidewalk Heaven, steam rose from polluted Subway...

Travel

Poem

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Forgotten Souls

By marandina on Wed, 24 Feb 2021

I see you late at night, as daylight’s candle flickers out, empyrean canvas painted black, stars of alabaster speak in hushed tones. Moonlight beams...

Spiritual

Poem

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Corinne of the School Disco

By marandina on Wed, 17 Feb 2021

Steve “Stevo” Mason looked at his watch. He was always checking the time like it might go faster through the power of his gaze. He knew the bell was...

Drama

Story

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The Banquet (Competition entry max 1,000 words)

By marandina on Mon, 15 Feb 2021

I live in a mansion in the country. This is no ordinary mansion; it’s an M&S mansion. Well, it’s not actually but it does house a library of...

Fantasy

Story

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Happy Valentines

By marandina on Sun, 14 Feb 2021

I always did love Sadie. We were your typical childhood sweethearts who grew up and eventually got married. It was aged 12 when we shared a naive...

Fantasy

Story

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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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"..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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