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I have 266 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1270173 times and 358 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1674 of my 5,206 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1711 votes

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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

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

Penalties

By marandina on Tue, 13 Jul 2021

On 11 th July 2021 the England Football team lost on penalties to Italy after a 1-1 draw having played extra time in the Final of the Euro2020...

Opinion

Poem

Certificate 12

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Steve Mason and the Music Nazi

By marandina on Tue, 13 Jul 2021

This is the third entry in the Steve Mason’s School Days at https://www.abctales.com/collection/steve-masons-school-days Steve “Stevo” Mason just...

Drama

Story

Certificate 15

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Where The Streets Have No Blame

By marandina on Tue, 06 Jul 2021

I pass you on the desolate streets, huddled under weather-worn blankets, in dimly lit, dank shop doorways, the smell of wandering urine is acidic,...

Opinion

Poem

Certificate PG

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Estival Solstice

By marandina on Mon, 21 Jun 2021

21 st June 2021 is the day of the Summer Solstice As dawn’s first light skims skies, revealing an incandescent ball of fire, rising beyond a Heel...

Spiritual

Poem

Certificate U

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Cherry Tree

By marandina on Tue, 15 Jun 2021

Dedicated to the cherry tree in my front garden. It brings me much joy. Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/cherry-tree-mp3 In the...

Nature

Poem

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"..like echoes that

Posted on Tue, 30 Jul 2024

"..like echoes that

reach through time give

sweet new beginnings to

future minds..."

An elegant moving poem for such an awful incident.

Crimes committed that take the lives of young ones are amongst the...

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Posted in Hold fast To Love

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"Tonight – the full moon, is

Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2024

"Tonight – the full moon, is the Uposatha,
when we will meditate until the dawn..."

That's a wonderfully, evocative poem.

Another philosophical journey through life.

Adriotly done, Dougie.

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Posted in Memento Mori

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Great story.

Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2024

Great story.

Not sure if you are looking to continue or if it's standalone but it does lend itself to more.

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Posted in P.O.D

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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...

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Posted in Parcel for you - Part 31

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