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I have 224 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 618779 times and 301 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1425 of my 4,544 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1438 votes

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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

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beerummie/

at Bluesky @marandina.bsky.social

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

 

My stories

Cherry

The Spirit of Jenny Jones (Part One of Two)

The Spirit of Jenny Jones (Part One of Two) Jenny Jones believed in things. She believed in fairies and legends; she had faith in magic. With a love...
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Cherry

Hunsbury Hill Country Park

A local haven at Fall Hunsbury Hill Country Park Falling leaves drift; autumnal eddies, amber blankets billow in breezes, dragonflies hover over fans...
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Cherry

In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Six of Six)

Parts One to Five at: https://www.abctales.com/collection/vale-shadow-king In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Six of Six) The danger was visceral,...
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In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Five of Six)

Parts One to Four at: https://www.abctales.com/collection/vale-shadow-king In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Five of Six) Grandpa Rhys was waiting...
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Cherry

In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Four of Six)

Parts One to Three at: https://www.abctales.com/collection/vale-shadow-king In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Four of Six) Billy had woken...
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1425 of my comments have received 1438 Great Feedback votes

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"..don’t bring your sister

Posted on Mon, 15 Jul 2024

"..don’t bring your sister

she’s too Jung to go."

Ah yes, cleverly done and very entertaining to read.

 

I imagine this is intended below in the way the words merge together? You are so creative with your poetry so...

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Posted in An Anarchist Evening at the Magic Theatre

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Nicely paced as always and a

Posted on Sat, 13 Jul 2024

Nicely paced as always and a meaningful finale. A pleasure to read.

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Posted in The things we do for love

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Thanks for those links, Di.

Posted on Sat, 22 Jun 2024

Thanks for those links, Di.

I guess the shopping list of issues to be resolved will always be weighty. Human beings are a deeply flawed species. On the upside, young people seem to be more aware and in touch with things like environmental...

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Posted in "For, being green, there is great hope" (quote from Shakespeare's HENRY VI PART 2, ACT 3 SCENE 1)

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I really like this poem. I

Posted on Fri, 12 Jul 2024

I really like this poem. I have read it a few times to get between the layers. My literal interpretation is of a statue that's neglected but I imagine there are metaphors at work here.

 

Either way, it's beautifully done.

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Posted in The Broken Lady

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"..but the roots are odd and

Posted on Thu, 11 Jul 2024

"..but the roots are odd and strong
and they want to stay, belong.."

One of my least favourite things - visiting the dentist.

You have my sympathies and hopefully you are on the mend and fully recovered, Rhiannon. Yes,...

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"I will devour each day and

Posted on Thu, 11 Jul 2024

"I will devour each day and stay

steadfast, unfettered...holding

onto my desires and dreams"

This comes across as reflective, Jenny. Maybe you have crossed the border to a new phase of your life.

Your talent for...

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Posted in Holding Onto My Desires And Dreams

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"A brambletoad, turbid with

Posted on Thu, 11 Jul 2024

"A brambletoad, turbid with siltblood,

now I dreambeetle by moon's waters.."

Wonderful use of language, of course. And soaked in lore and magic.

"I promise

nothing"

...but your poem delivers everything :)

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Posted in Natterjack

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I should clearly be listening

Posted on Sat, 22 Jun 2024

I should clearly be listening to Radio 4 so much more.

Labour are talking about using "grey belt" land to build some of the 1.5m new houses over the next 5 years. So land like disused former petrol stations that have gone to seed. The...

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Posted in "For, being green, there is great hope" (quote from Shakespeare's HENRY VI PART 2, ACT 3 SCENE 1)

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Thanks, Ewan. This came about

Posted on Wed, 10 Jul 2024

Thanks, Ewan. This came about from a writing prompt re the offline group I'm in. I saw the story on the news and followed the reaction on SM. Needless to say, there was a lot of vitriol. JSO went on to do the same thing to Taylor Swift's private...

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Posted in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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This poignant and thought

Posted on Sat, 06 Jul 2024

This poignant and thought provoking tale is our Facebook and X/Twitter Pick of the Day.

Congratulations, Itane!

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Posted in Why do bad people good things?

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