marandina
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I have 268 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1286725 times
and 361 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1683 of my 5,235 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1720 votes
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.
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I guess minimising alcolhol
Posted on Fri, 02 Dec 2022
I guess minimising alcolhol due to medical treatment is a bit of a trade-off. I'm sure the vanilla extract will come in handy! Keep well, our Jean. Christrmas approaches. Paul x
Read full commentPosted in chemo 16
"...how cruel it is, that my
Posted on Mon, 21 Nov 2022
"...how cruel it is, that my mother wanders
in the same curséd forest
where my father, too, was lost." It is a cruel situation. Your poem captures a familiar sequence for many, I suspect. Adroit and moving. Paul
Read full commentPosted in The Woman on the Other Side of the Screen
"...observe owl after
Posted on Mon, 21 Nov 2022
"...observe owl after
daytime's blue sky or rain, at darkest
hour will fly again," Elemental and a highly visual poem-scape here. Just lovely, of course. Paul
Read full commentPosted in At Winter's Darkest Hour
It's an astute point made
Posted on Wed, 16 Nov 2022
It's an astute point made about "quality of life". It's not always connected to economic growth. There is so much more work that can be done in this area. After all, economics is concerned with the cumulative, overall welfare of its population....
Read full commentPosted in Liz had dreams of living in a Tax Free World! Part 2 By Alfred N.Muggins
"...for we will all return
Posted on Thu, 17 Nov 2022
"...for we will all return
home, being stardust to a brand
new day." Philosophical and adriotly poetic, of course. Very nicely done, Jenny. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in To A Brand New Day
I can hear the rain and see
Posted on Sat, 19 Nov 2022
I can hear the rain and see the trees with autum tints. A lovely vision. Very nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in by Craven Arms
Keep counting down and keep
Posted on Sun, 20 Nov 2022
Keep counting down and keep writing, our Jean. You are getting there! Take care of yourself. Paul x
Read full commentPosted in Chemo 15
Never really got into
Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2022
Never really got into Hawkwind....just before my time:)
Enjoyed the images, sounds and colours in this piece. Flashbacks to times gone by make us who we are. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Edge Of Time That Influenced Mine - Nik Turner Tribute
Plutin never made it to G20
Posted on Sat, 12 Nov 2022
Plutin never made it to G20 fearing assassination. Now we have UN calling for reparartions re Ukrainen and India and China becoming frustrated with the ongoing conflict. Pluto might be a good option for the old despot!
Read full commentPosted in The Cosmonaut’s Last Journey (It’s All Over Now) by Alfred N.Muggins
"I, imprisoned in bars of
Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2022
"I, imprisoned in bars of noise, wonder if ability to understand
guilt's a prerequisite for intelligence"
A poignant lamentation. Topical with the world's population now at 8 billion. There's an overwhelming argument for...
Read full commentPosted in at bay
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