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I have 239 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 894150 times and 321 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1539 of my 4,833 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1557 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

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My stories

Ashes To Ashes

By marandina on Mon, 03 Apr 2006

It was dark in the beginning; a neutrino sat suspended in a vast array of nothingness. All things of real matter were frozen in an inanimate void of space and time. It was impossible to explain this vacuum -'it simply was
Spiritual
Story
Certificate PG

At the Going Down of The Sun

By marandina on Wed, 15 Feb 2006

A poem about a life
Autobiography
Poem
Certificate PG

Private Heaven

By marandina on Fri, 03 Feb 2006

Memnock had waited for a thousand years. At least, he thought it was a thousand years but it could have been much longer than that; he didn't wear a watch after all.
Humour
Story
Certificate PG
Cherry

Chinese Whispers

By marandina on Sun, 22 Jan 2006

I guess there was no way of knowing that things would turn out like this. As I stood and stared out across the moonlit, mountain vista, I reflected back on what had led up to this moment. When you're a mile high in the sky the air seems so much clearer and your thoughts become crystallised like a moth caught in an arctic freeze.
Spiritual
Story
Certificate U

A Working Complaint

By marandina on Sun, 15 Jan 2006

It's been a hard day's night, And I've been working like a dog,
Other Fiction
Poem
Certificate U

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1539 of my comments have received 1557 Great Feedback votes

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I guess that's the rub. Where

Posted on Thu, 30 Nov 2023

I guess that's the rub. Where does Hamas end and Palestine begin? Does the ordinary man in the street share Hamas goals? It's a mess with tragic consequences.

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Posted in Thoughts on Hamas and Palestinian Resistance, and Western and Arab Government Reactions

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That's another evocative

Posted on Wed, 29 Nov 2023

That's another evocative diary entry. I can't imagine committing to something involving such endurance but well done to you for doing just that. Nicely done, Jenny.

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Posted in Crazy! Crazy Days and Nights

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Well done on articulating

Posted on Tue, 28 Nov 2023

Well done on articulating such a gripping tale. I am all for rescuing animals so good on you both for running the gauntlet with those cats. Yes, I can only imagine the emotions if it was people involved. It's a crazy world we live in. 

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Posted in The Targovishte Quandary - Part 3 of 3

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... far pink coast 

Posted on Tue, 28 Nov 2023

... far pink coast 

recalls sunset.. "

 

Evocative imagery, Di. Very beautiful :) 

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Posted in at dusk today

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"...or maybe food, or get let

Posted on Sat, 25 Nov 2023

"...or maybe food, or get let out
– but the door is shut – Meow!"

Ah, so nicely done, Rhiannon. I wondered why a favourite place would be behind a settee and then the reveal - a cat! Lovely pic too. Enjoyed. Paul

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Posted in A place for a snooze

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Has Farage changed his

Posted on Thu, 23 Nov 2023

Has Farage changed his surname since appearing in the Jungle? He'll do anything to avoid the misdeeds of his past.

A weird and wonderful poem. A randomness that seems to work. You put your insomnia to good use, Turlough.

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Posted in The Treadmills of My Mind

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"...3000 neurons,

Posted on Mon, 20 Nov 2023

"...3000 neurons,
more than 500,000
connecting synapse gaps"

Amazing facts. I think fruit flies are the one scientists use in experiments. An eye-opener of a poem and adriotly done, of course, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in What's going on inside?

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A thoughtful and compelling

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

A thoughtful and compelling tribute. I like the idea of conversing with people after they are gone. In literary terms anyway. I know little about Patrick Kavanagh so thank you for enlightening me.

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Posted in Patrick Kavanagh and Me

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Ferocious reporting from

Posted on Tue, 21 Nov 2023

Ferocious reporting from Alfred. I think a tentative ceasefire and hostage deal appears to have been made. Maybe the worm is turning. That's an interesting story from Roman times (made me think of the suicide squad at the end of "Life of Brian"...

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Posted in Hamas’ Own Masada! By rogue reporter Alfred N.Muggins

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It's a horrible situation but

Posted on Mon, 20 Nov 2023

It's a horrible situation but I read that negotiations re a ceasefire are happening between Hamas and Isreal. Common sense has to prevail soon. Surely?

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Posted in Does Suella Braverman know what a Democracy is, and how it works, or should work?

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