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I have 218 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 520873 times and 294 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1377 of my 4,427 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1390 votes

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Paul

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

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The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 3 of 3)

Draft for a 3 part short story Part One at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/black-crow-purgatory-part-1-3 Part two at https://www.abctales...
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Cherry

The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 2 of 3)

Draft for a 3 part short story Part one at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/black-crow-purgatory-part-1-3 The Black Crow of Purgatory Part 2...
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The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 1 of 3)

Draft for a 3 part short story The Black Crow of Purgatory It is said that a crow can transport souls from the next realm back to the land of the...
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Dreams of Halloween

Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/dreams-of-halloween-mp3 Dreams of Halloween In celluloid dreams I walk in graveyards of the...
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Poem of the week

Samhain and Beyond

Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/samhain-and-beyond-revised-mp3 Samhain and Beyond We stand in hallowed doorways, hand in hand,...
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1377 of my comments have received 1390 Great Feedback votes

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That's a fascinating read,

Posted on Thu, 28 Dec 2023

That's a fascinating read, Turlough.

I guess most people end up with a cocktail of accents etc with social mobility and people moving around. I wanted to learn some Russian via the Zoom meetings I had with my son when he lived in Moscow....

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Posted in Lingo Bingo

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"...to obtain a holiday, a

Posted on Sat, 23 Dec 2023

"...to obtain a holiday, a family celebration,
with leisure, and rest from
… hard work!"

 

I felt exhausted reading the first few lines. Hoping those final lines are how your Christmas panned out, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in Before …!

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"Blow away the lies, the

Posted on Fri, 22 Dec 2023

"Blow away the lies, the hatred,
hasty accusations, malice."

 

Vivid and evocative. Lovely work, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in Even Father Christmas blown over …!

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"...guilty of hitting his

Posted on Sun, 24 Dec 2023

"...guilty of hitting his partner,
and said yes to the aardvark."

Nicely done, Luigi. A poem full of colour and imaginative story-telling. Happy New Year, to you. Paul

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Posted in Noah's Ark

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Stunning poem, Doug.

Posted on Thu, 21 Dec 2023

Stunning poem, Doug. Evocative and euphoric. Paul 

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Posted in Rain in Kalgoorlie

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I like the duality of the

Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2023

I like the duality of the underlying message. Both parties apologising acknowledging that none of us are perfect. We should all say sorry more often. Nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in Sorry?

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Thanks insert. And for all

Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2023

Thanks insert. And for all the hard work you do behind the scenes to make the site work. It's unseen by most but appreciated by many.

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Posted in By the Candelight of Saints

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"Kite swoops

Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2023

"Kite swoops

briefly in

murky sky.."

 

Sentiments of the season captured so well. Dreamy and very lovely. Merry Christmas, Jenny. Paul

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Posted in Charms Of The Season

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The clamour for a ceasefire

Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2023

The clamour for a ceasefire intensifies. The US wants a change of leadership in Isreal. Isreal says no to the concept of a "two state" solution. Well...there's a lot of water still to run under this bridge. I hope you and Alfred (and Mrs Muggins...

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Posted in Dreams or Nightmares? (A Fictional Account Of Alternative Possibilities In Palestine)

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I can touch and feel the

Posted on Fri, 15 Dec 2023

I can touch and feel the transition from robot to human, at least in the shift in feeling towards Spencer. intrigued as to where you take that. Happy or sad. Keep going, Jane...

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Posted in Parcel for you...Part 10

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