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I have 240 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 978440 times and 323 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1550 of my 4,867 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1569 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

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and at Threads https://www.threads.net/@beerummie

 

My stories

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

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
Story
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
Story
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
Story
Certificate PG

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1550 of my comments have received 1569 Great Feedback votes

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That's a tough one, Jean. I

Posted on Thu, 30 Nov 2023

That's a tough one, Jean. I guess for every treatment there's a consquence and, not always a good one. As ever, brave of you to commit to writing it down. Your resilience is inspirational. Thinking of you. Paul x

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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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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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... 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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