marandina

Primary tabs

I have 232 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 808906 times and 311 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1496 of my 4,721 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1512 votes

Trusted critic
marandina's picture
Paul

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.

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

 

1496 of my comments have received 1512 Great Feedback votes

1 Vote

"...ephemeral mayfly once

Posted on Mon, 29 May 2023

"...ephemeral mayfly once

hidden at water's edge.."

 

Another lovely, dreamy reverie and stroll through nature on a beautiful, Bank Holiday Monday. 

 

Enjoyed, of course :) 

Read full comment

Posted in Nature's Wonders

1 Vote

I liked the contrast between

Posted on Sat, 25 Jul 2015

I liked the contrast between Gregor and Sam at the start of this chapter. I was wondering whether Gregor had any redeeming features and his affection for Sam hints at some. 

The spectral figures show yet more imagination in the ongoing...

Read full comment

Posted in Dwellers of the New World Chapter Eighteen ( Pt 5 ) Out Of The Darkness

1 Vote

That seems like a stealthy

Posted on Sat, 27 May 2023

That seems like a stealthy plan of Henry's and something of a departure from his former, brutal tactics. It could work but might take a while. Yes, life would be interesting being ruled by Henry VIII. I look forward to the next part! 

Read full comment

Posted in The Courtier From The 21st Century Who Would Be King : The King Behind The Throne : King Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) : Ch.4 by Alfred Muggins (himself) The Real Henry VIII Finds His Feet In 21st Century England! Part 2

1 Vote

".. a crowning glory of all

Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023

".. a crowning glory of all hues.

sent out on the hopeful sky."

 

I found this moving too. The acknowledgement of life even when one's own is fading. Beautiful. 

Read full comment

Posted in For The Birds

1 Vote

Yes, it's enthralling writing

Posted on Sat, 11 Jul 2015

Yes, it's enthralling writing sci-fi and including wormholes and imaging spaceships flying around galaxies. There's definitely a futuristic landscape skillfully drawn for the reader. This is one of my favourite genres. I can see in the comments...

Read full comment

Posted in Dwellers of the New World Chapter Sixteen ( Pt 3 ) Easy Does It

1 Vote

What a huge shift from the

Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2015

What a huge shift from the story line. Back to Obsidian and completely different jeapody. The reader can immediately pick up on the "future" with all the technology and trappings of an advanced world. Anyway, other than that I just wanted to stop...

Read full comment

Posted in Dwellers of the New World Chapter Sixteen ( Pt 2 ) Let There Be Life

1 Vote

"..rain should have come by

Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023

"..rain should have come by now, its absent glistening cool.."

Nature has a way of overcoming despite everything we throw at it. Notwithstanding, we need to reverse the environmental damage being done.

 

Eloquent and poignant...

Read full comment

Posted in inklings

1 Vote

"I'm a tiny round egg in the

Posted on Thu, 25 May 2023

"I'm a tiny round egg in the Sargasso Sea.." I understand this is one of the wonders of the planet and you document just one of its inhabitants and its epic journey so well, Rhiannon. The Circle of Life in all its glory. Wonderful. Paul 

Read full comment

Posted in On the 6500+ km journey, twice

1 Vote

Such a lot has happened in

Posted on Tue, 07 Jul 2015

Such a lot has happened in this chapter. The moral ambiguity of the accidental poisoning of Bracus and his men and the moral dilemma of how to deal with it. The burial scene and the replacement of the Dead being left in catacombs. The Blessing....

Read full comment

Posted in Dwellers of the New World Chapter Fifteen ( Pt 14 ) Sad Goodbyes

1 Vote

Hi Jenny. A cinematic,

Posted on Sun, 15 Mar 2015

Hi Jenny. A cinematic, dramatic sequence. Addie's unsaid thoughts about nature seem to sum things up nicely in that this feels like it's about a balance and the fragility of things. That's a beautiful painting. [Should that say "current of air"...

Read full comment

Posted in Dwellers of the New World Chapter Fifteen ( Pt 3 ) Time To Leave

Pages