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The Expanse

By marandina on Mon, 20 Apr 2026

Recently posted on X/Twitter as part of a weekly poetry challenge hosted by @TopTweetTuesday and @blackboughpoems With a word limit of 80, the theme...

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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (18)

By marandina on Fri, 17 Apr 2026

Part 17 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-17 Tanya had grown accustomed to cooking in the caravan but still found...

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Penny’s Pass the Story Part 10

By marandina on Fri, 10 Apr 2026

Part 9 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/penny4athought/pass-story-chapter-9 Penny’s 'Pass the Parcel’ Part 10 Milton wanted to flick another rolled...

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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (17)

By marandina on Tue, 07 Apr 2026

Part 16 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-16 The stone walls of St Bridget’s stand in silence as though stoical...

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In a tumultuous week in an

Posted on Mon, 06 Apr 2026

In a tumultuous week in an extended period of global turbulence that is unsettling for so many of us, sometimes it only takes a few words to capture the essence of what’s going on.

This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of...

Posted in Tanka

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Cheers, T. I wouldn't want to

Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026

Cheers, T. I wouldn't want to spoil this for anyone reading all the way through to the end...

....but....just between me and you:

[It was the butler with the candlestick in the billiard room]

[Just don't tell anyone else]

Posted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6

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Something that’s bothered me

Posted on Sun, 14 Dec 2025

Something that’s bothered me for years. Ah...a long running mystery finally solved.

This hilarious piece is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.

I have added a pic to promote your work on social media. Just let...

Posted in Taking a Dalek up the stairs

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I know nothing at all about

Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021

I know nothing at all about Tarkovsky. (I thought he was a right back for Everton) Super poem that makes me wanna look Tarkovsky's work up.

Posted in Conversations About Tarkovsky in a Copenhagen Restaurant

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It's a difficult one, Jenny.

Posted on Sat, 18 Apr 2026

It's a difficult one, Jenny. Risk v reward. There's risk with most procedures. It just depends whether you can live with it. Logic suggests getting to the bottom of it all as, that way, you have the chance of an effective remedy. Coughing for the...

Posted in Tomography

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You might be right, T. We're

Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026

You might be right, Luigi. We're going in circles. Someone needs to take charge. I think the next writer will do just that. Not my genre at all but I can't see why this won't be wound up inside 4 more chapters. There's another 8,000 words...

Posted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6

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Sel Ticman is a force of

Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026

Sel Ticman is a force of nature that's still blowing around like rampant tumbleweed. Maybe he'll feature in future chapters. I think he was last seen selling copies of his books at a local market in downtown Denver. Funny really...I feel as...

Posted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6

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So much unsaid. Beautifully

Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2026

So much unsaid. Beautifully conceived.

This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.

Congratulations.

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"Echoes of jigs and reels

Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026

"Echoes of jigs and reels linger still

On the salty breath of Atlantic winds.."

I might describe a vast, sprawling poem like this one as an epic.

Many lines to admire and written with authority and skill.

My kinda poem...

Posted in On Achill Island

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I prefer first person myself

Posted on Thu, 19 Feb 2026

I prefer first person myself but don't always write using that format. It's invariably introspective and I always think a little claustrophobic but I like the inner monologues that come with it.

'Falling Down' is a seminal movie that...