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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (16)

By marandina on Fri, 27 Mar 2026

Part 15 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-15 THE GRIMOIRE Nadeem Potter loved nothing more than time spent in the...

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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (15)

By marandina on Fri, 20 Mar 2026

Part 14 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-14 It was an unholy union and yet, in time, the creature came to care...

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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (14)

By marandina on Fri, 13 Mar 2026

Part 13 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-13 Jezebel found herself, once again, wandering through sand dunes and...

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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (13)

By marandina on Tue, 10 Mar 2026

Part 12 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-12 After sunset, temperatures in a desert plummet heralding a very...

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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 Parcel - 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...

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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.

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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 Parcel - 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...

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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...

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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...