marandina
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I have 226 stories published in
27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 696760 times
and 303 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1457 of my 4,612 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1471 votes
I am a Brummie living in Northampton 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.
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"further down the beach
Posted on Wed, 09 Aug 2023
"further down the beach
a boy rides a horse
across hallowed sand."
Wonderfully evocative, Richard. You live amongst such beauty. A lucky man, you are. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Farewell Sunlight's Delight
I like the contrast between
Posted on Wed, 09 Aug 2023
I like the contrast between the dialogue at the start and the escape into nature. Beautiful poetry kicks in like "..soul silent a pale shape glides between trees, perches.." And how wonderful, an owl! [Is that the owl pic on FB?]. A pleasure to...
Read full commentPosted in wising up
The last line is no surprise.
Posted on Tue, 08 Aug 2023
The last line is no surprise. Alfred has limited patience. Onwards to a new job, I imagine..
Read full commentPosted in There’s a new sick line, for calling in sick apparently! By Alfred Muggins, Call Centre Agent!
"Thunder explodes
Posted on Sun, 06 Aug 2023
"Thunder explodes
Across the Thracian Plain
An afternoon’s incarceration, rain..."
An atmospheric, brooding, evocative poem. I could visualise the imagery as the poem unfolded. A really nice blend of narrative and description...
Read full commentPosted in Water Under the Bridge
I agree with Di - staggered
Posted on Sat, 05 Aug 2023
I agree with Di - staggered that you keep two stories going at the same time and manage to keep the quality so high. "A whiff of an awful smell..." at the end there in a tale full of intrigue and magic. Keep going, Penny :)
Read full commentPosted in Willow's Missing Tail" 10
"I mainly associate classical
Posted on Sat, 05 Aug 2023
"I mainly associate classical piano music with old age, passivity, nostalgia, insomnia and peppermint chocolate." Great line :)
[Should that say "...longing easily for...."?]
Another neatly executed short story. The over simplicity...
Read full commentPosted in Simplicity meets its riddle
"..a gangly-leggèd harvestman
Posted on Fri, 04 Aug 2023
"..a gangly-leggèd harvestman,
maybe?"
I hope not! Aren't they huge things? Deftly done and a lot of drama packed into that vignette, Rhiannon. Enjoyed. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Can't escape!
"..yet not we, but Trees
Posted on Sat, 05 Aug 2023
"..yet not we, but Trees
make you possible..."
A powerful poem, Di. Lots of things wrong with the world but one of the things that is right is trees. I wonder what they think as humankind's span winds on with all of its injustices....
Read full commentPosted in 0.1%
"Surviving the drought and
Posted on Thu, 03 Aug 2023
"Surviving the drought and sun’s Balkan degrees
You’re a tough little cookie; the Rambo of trees..."
I can picture Sylvestor Stallone, head-band an' all. Your fig tree sounds like a real warrior. All nicely done, of course :)
Read full commentPosted in The Vigorous Fig
"...chocolatey face
Posted on Thu, 03 Aug 2023
"...chocolatey face
and chocolatey feet.."
Liquid mud in abundance at the moment with all the rain.
Adroitly done, Rhiannon. I splashed and slithered my way through your poem which put a smile on my face....
Read full commentPosted in Mud fondue!
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