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I have 239 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 884418 times and 321 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1538 of my 4,833 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1556 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

Just Another War

By marandina on Tue, 03 Jan 2006

How can we possibly imagine? ---------------------------------------- I look out of the window to see a sun shine, My children in a library, a million books define, An accumulation of knowledge, an acknowledgement to men,
Other Fiction
Certificate PG

The World's End Motel

By marandina on Mon, 02 Jan 2006

In the beginning, things were great. Seemingly, it had been a match made in heaven. All the signs were that we had a bright enough future together. I can still recall our wedding day. The sky was an ebullient blue, phosphorescent clouds in the minority as the sun streamed down on the gathering entourage. We readied ourselves for our vows with the theme of the day being how well suited we were. Maybe even the stars had fated our partnership, what with Aquarius and Aries a completely compatible combination. It's hard to imagine how things could turn out so differently.
Horror
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Certificate 12

Private Hell

By marandina on Sat, 31 Dec 2005

It had been this way for thousands of years; there was never a question of boredom so long as new entertainment could be found. The only hell in a purgatory of sorts was to be bored. After all, this was forever in a manner of speaking. Memnock took his place as he did every day, perched on top of his fluffy white cloud, positioned nicely for the coming hours.
Other Fiction
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Certificate PG
Cherry

A Requiem For One Man's Life

By marandina on Mon, 13 Sep 2004

A Parable About The Value Of Life
Fantasy
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Certificate PG

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1538 of my comments have received 1556 Great Feedback votes

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A belated happy birthday,

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

A belated happy birthday, Jean. Another interesting, well-structured account of your treatment. Nicely done and wishing you all kinds of well with the next stage. Take care of yourself. Paul x 

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"Pragmatic Palestinian"

Posted on Mon, 13 Nov 2023

"Pragmatic Palestinian" sounds like "puppet". It's a difficult one, Di.

As ever, it's about as complicated as it gets in Gaza. The Isrealis want "indefinite security responsibilty" in Gaza, the Americans are advocating a "Two-State...

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Posted in Eastern Sky

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Therapy pets! Yes...this is

Posted on Wed, 15 Nov 2023

Therapy pets! Yes...this is becoming more and more popular. It's said to make a huge difference to patients in hospital amongst other places and expedites recoveries. Just lovely :)

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I like the tension in wanting

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023

I like the tension in wanting to get rid of mum. And her old-fashioned values translating into comedy. The comment about multi-culturalism made me laugh.

Poor old Spencer - one second enjoying a programme about the domestication of water...

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Posted in Parcel for you....Part 8

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"....no ‘door to Grandap’s’

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023

"....no ‘door to Grandap’s’ to knock
when they want to share!"

An important event captured in verse. Family moments are what life is all about. Yes, that is so lovely that you are all so close geographically.

[My daughter...

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Posted in 13/11/23

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"I am all the tales you told

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023

"I am all the tales you told about me.."

Wonderfully evocative. I like the format. It adds an enigmatic feel :)

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Posted in Blackthorn

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"Like Leeds United thrashing

Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023

"Like Leeds United thrashing Villa.."

I can't recall this event. Just how far are we going back?!

I thought this was going to be your diary entry from your blog post for some reason. Anyway, I enjoyed this too (13 league wins at...

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Posted in My Verbal Diary Here

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"...swollen storage-leaves in

Posted on Thu, 09 Nov 2023

"...swollen storage-leaves in cosy house
hibernating like the tiny dormouse..."

Adriotly done with some lovely pics to boot, Rhiannon. That's an interesting analogy as well - winter refugees. Well, yes. Just lovely :)

 

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Posted in Winter Refuges

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Ah...next time I'm in the

Posted on Tue, 07 Nov 2023

Ah...next time I'm in the cereal aisle emitting heavy sighs I will know I am in "depressed man setting." You have created a wonderful character in Spencer, Jane. Looking forward to reading more :)

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Posted in Parcel for you...Part 7

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A beguiling story. Nicely

Posted on Sun, 05 Nov 2023

A beguiling story. Nicely constructed with an eco message and a sinister finale. I could visualise the settings which added so much depth to the tale, figuratively and literally. Great stuff, Sim. Paul

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Posted in The Fisherwoman and the Sea

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