marandina
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I have 204 stories published in
26 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 368948 times
and 266 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1234 of my 4,070 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1248 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.
You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685
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This England
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Devil's Advocate (Part Three of Three)
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Devil's Advocate (Part Two of Three)
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Devil's Advocate
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Steve Mason and the Last Day of School (Part Two of Two)
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"...those intoxicated weary
Posted on Sat, 30 Mar 2024
"...those intoxicated weary
hearing drumming, moon
kisses them goodnight."
That's an evocative, poetic cacophony of the sounds of nature, Jenny. Lovely use of metaphor. Adriotly done, for sure :)
Read full commentPosted in Passion Of The Drums
Another beautifully observed
Posted on Sat, 23 Mar 2024
Another beautifully observed slice of life. You do the small details well. Really enjoyed this.
Read full commentPosted in Is this the real life?
Really well written - drew me
Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024
Really well written - drew me in as the story unfolded. Credible plot, for sure. Adroitly done.
Read full commentPosted in The Spa
"..when lapse of memory
Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024
"..when lapse of memory
chases days and nights.."
Nothing worse than losing a dream you want to remember. You have done a fine creative job in producing a poem based on something so elusive. Nicely done, Jenny :)
Read full commentPosted in What's Not Written
‘I’m not sure it is but I’ll
Posted on Wed, 20 Mar 2024
‘I’m not sure it is but I’ll reserve full judgement until I see you two together and evaluate the dynamics of your relationship and if I think you’re taking advantage of him, I’ll intervene.’
Annie is a force of nature - marriage...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...Part 22
"All I see are double
Posted on Tue, 19 Mar 2024
"All I see are double standards, some animals are more
equal than others..."
Always good to see Orwell quoted.
Yep, the online world can really get inside your head if you let it. You have painted a picture of chaos adriotly...
Read full commentPosted in Too Many Tabs Open
"...grape hyacinth’s blue
Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2024
"...grape hyacinth’s blue bubbles
burst up from their sleep..."
Such a sweep of colours and celebration. I think it's spring equinox today. Finally...surely....warmer days and lighter nights. I think we are due after all the rain....
Read full commentPosted in Colourful Chorus!
Reading out loud is a big
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Reading out loud is a big deal so well done for navigating the adrenaline-fuelled terror and euphoria that goes with events like that. Yeah...I'd love to listen if you do a recording. I haven't put anything onto SoundCloud for a while but it is a...
Read full commentPosted in More n'24
"He drove her to a quiet
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
"He drove her to a quiet place.
And in the land of guns of course he had one too.
He took it out and in the seamlessness of time.."
That is a tragic tale, Jane. An elegiac tribute that is sad to read but so...
Read full commentPosted in Sparkly Little Paula
Thanks for reading, T. Yes,
Posted on Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Thanks for reading, T. Yes, that was the factory I was thinking of when I read your poem a while back. It was a bit weird that so many people commented on strange smells from factories in the past in your comments thread (including me). The...
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