marandina
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I have 266 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1269076 times
and 358 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1671 of my 5,196 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1708 votes
I am a Brummie living in North Somerset 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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My stories
Penalties
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Steve Mason and the Music Nazi
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Where The Streets Have No Blame
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Estival Solstice
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Cherry Tree
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"‘I like Stuart’s bandana,’
Posted on Thu, 25 Jul 2024
"‘I like Stuart’s bandana,’ Vanessa shouted over to Pat. This wasn’t a truthful statement, the bandana looked absurd and she quickly took a swig of warm beer to obscure her lying face..."
Straight in with humour :O)
Lots of very...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you - Part 31
"Will you miss the nights in
Posted on Sat, 27 Jul 2024
"Will you miss the nights in the pub with the gang?
Will you send me a postcard from Ujung Pandang?"
There's a wistful feel to this, Turlough.
It's like a stream of conscious style that's also reflective looking back on times...
Read full commentPosted in Candi Staton, the Sea and Me
Great story.
Posted on Sat, 27 Jul 2024
Great story.
I love the train of thought that underpins the narration. And the small detail, as always. Yes, that's an alluring twist to end with!
Read full commentPosted in Lie, lie against the dying of the light
"Floating ballroom dresses.."
Posted on Fri, 26 Jul 2024
"Floating ballroom dresses.."
A gorgeous vignette and lovely photo, Rhiannon.
Beauty captured so eloquently in so few words.
Read full commentPosted in Begonia …
"This temporary existence not
Posted on Wed, 24 Jul 2024
"This temporary existence not to every
ones taste, yet for me at this time of
crippling pain, has created respite from
life's expectations.
I'm suspended between two worlds;"
You have captured...
Read full commentPosted in Suspended Between Two Worlds
This wonderful evocation of
Posted on Sun, 21 Jul 2024
This wonderful evocation of another time and place is today's Facebook and X/Twitter Pick of the Day.
Congratulations, Turlough.
Read full commentPosted in Tang Hall Beck
This appears to be going well
Posted on Sun, 21 Jul 2024
This appears to be going well. Lots of magic interwoven into a quest. Looking good. Will read some more :)
Read full commentPosted in 'Unwanted Magic" 7
"He stood out because they
Posted on Sun, 21 Jul 2024
"He stood out because they all had beers in their hands but he was standing perfectly still, with his arms crossed and a felted wool toadstool on his head."
Spencer looks and sounds like a fish out of water more than ever in this episode...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...Part 30
Well it's nice to hear that
Posted on Sun, 21 Jul 2024
Well it's nice to hear that Alfred had a break even if it seems to have arisen out of confusion. The company's loss and our gain at reading more of his work.I wonder if he will ever get back to his 'Henry VIII timeswap with Alfred' stories. Maybe...
Read full commentPosted in ‘D Day’ : Leap Into The Unknown! (Community Care!? Actually) by Alfred N. Muggins (current affairs observer, and undercover reporter!)
Nicely done and you should
Posted on Sun, 21 Jul 2024
Nicely done and you should definitely carry on with this. It reads like ideal fiction for children/young adults with its lilting narrative. Looking forward to the next part
Read full commentPosted in Tom's Secret
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