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I have 187 stories published in 23 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 284858 times and 241 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1091 of my 3,715 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1103 votes

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I am a Brummie living in Northampton. I love to write but get 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.

I think that everyone should read George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four .

I have short stories published in a horror anthology by @thealienbuddha, anthology Vol.IV by @LoftPublishing and flash fiction at @paragraphplanet.

Poems of mine have been published by @thealienbuddha (The Alien Buddha Gets Rejected) and @blackboughpoems (Winter-Christmas Anthology 2023).

I have new stories published in 2023 by @darkwinterlit and @thealienbuddha (Halloween anthology and ABZ55 at ABP) along with appearing in an anthology by @LoftPublishing (Anthology Vol V).

You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685

on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BeeRummie

at Bluesky @marandina.bsky.social

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

 

1091 of my comments have received 1103 Great Feedback votes

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The lines sit up and sparkle

Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 2021

The lines sit up and sparkle in this succint but beautiful piece.

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Posted in Carpe Diem !

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Some great lines, Jenny. Love

Posted on Sun, 14 Mar 2021

Some great lines, Jenny. Love "...Instead I stand in prisoner's rancid tatters.."

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Posted in Escape To Freedom

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A part of history I need to

Posted on Sun, 14 Mar 2021

A part of history I need to read up on. I enjoy your summaries.

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Posted in Succession To The Throne : Some Thoughts On The Subject by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 2 : Particularly Involving Scotland

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It sounds an entrancing place

Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2021

It sounds an entrancing place and you certainly bring it to life here, Jenny.

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Posted in Lydford Gorge

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I read this and it made me

Posted on Sun, 07 Mar 2021

I read this and it made me think of "Long Lost Family" as I've watched a few recently. The one thing that came up over and over again is that children parted from birth families just needed to know if they were wanted. That missing knowedge...

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Posted in My Mother’s Name

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You have framed a kind of sad

Posted on Thu, 04 Mar 2021

You have framed a kind of sad claustrophobia in a poignant, beautiful way, Jane. Congrats on the POTD.

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Posted in No one comes here.

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The Pandemic and the homeless

Posted on Mon, 01 Mar 2021

The Pandemic and the homeless - more questions raised about why this is so prevalent in this day and age. It shouldn't be. A thought provoking and well written poem :)

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Posted in Hand Washing, Glasgow Central

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You really bring this

Posted on Thu, 25 Feb 2021

You really bring this experience to life, Jenny. So vivid and evocative.

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Posted in Timely Leisure Spent With You

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Make the most of every second

Posted on Thu, 25 Feb 2021

Make the most of every second. Life is a gift. A lovely, reflective piece, Richard.

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Posted in An Older Age

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"....everywhere you turn,

Posted on Wed, 24 Feb 2021

"....everywhere you turn, birds are hanging out bright bunting of their songs...". It is such a pleasure out walking as spring nears. I just love looking up seeing birds in trees singing. Super poem.

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Posted in Getting Ready

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