marandina
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I have 272 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1311822 times
and 366 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1699 of my 5,273 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1742 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.
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My stories
Kabul Airport
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Leaving Home
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Saccades of Sands
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Dreams of Rain
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Punters
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The meek shall inherit the
Posted on Sat, 24 Aug 2024
The meek shall inherit the earth via the lens of mobile phone cameras.
Adriotly done, as always. Great story, great ending.
Read full commentPosted in The meek shall inherit the earth
Some interesting thoughts
Posted on Thu, 22 Aug 2024
Some interesting thoughts from Alfred.
Yes, challenges aplenty for the new government.
I think I saw that Starmer is giving a speech next week talking about a 'societal black hole' to be sorted - another legacy inherited from the...
Read full commentPosted in Is Britain About To Have Its Own Revolution? Asks Alfred N.Muggins
"Look into the flames, and
Posted on Wed, 21 Aug 2024
"Look into the flames, and what do you see?
Horses and dragons flash in and flee.."
There's a lovely rhythm to this, the words bounced along inside my head.
So many images contained and imagined. A lovely creative piece is...
Read full commentPosted in Pareidolia
"This heat could make Prince
Posted on Sat, 17 Aug 2024
"This heat could make Prince Andrew sweat.." Yikes...that IS hot!
We are about to get the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto here. Temp is 20Cish. That's what you get for living on a wet and windy island.
"Bulgaria’s hot like a half-time...
Read full commentPosted in No Country for Cold Men
"..family of swans, eight
Posted on Sun, 18 Aug 2024
"..family of swans, eight
fluffy infants must be cared for.."
This reminds me of West Hunsbury Country Park near me.
That's a bucolic poem and a lovely pic, Jenny. Just lovely :)
Read full commentPosted in Caught In Charm Of What I See
"..he should try to persuade
Posted on Mon, 19 Aug 2024
"..he should try to persuade Mrs Muggins to opt for a holiday in France soon, perhaps even next year..." Let us know if Mrs Muggins goes along with it.
"..Unfortunately Alfred has run out of croissants.." and I hope Alfred found more...
Read full commentPosted in Alfred N.Muggins Becomes An Honourary Frenchman After Watching The Opening Ceremony Of The Olympics! : Part 2
That's a creepy story so well
Posted on Sat, 17 Aug 2024
That's a creepy story so well told. Very original and very nicely done.
Read full commentPosted in Death where is your sting?
Well said.
Posted on Fri, 16 Aug 2024
Well said.
I saw a piece on the news last night about schools in Scotland making children hand in their mobiles and 'park' them in a holder at the front of the classroom before each lesson. Even the kids themselves say that they can't...
Read full commentPosted in A Martian Sends a Postcard Home 2024
"..While the beauty of
Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024
"..While the beauty of flowers craves the soft touch of truth..."
The poem reads like a metaphor - a world full of anguish juxtaposed against a lament for the neglected beauty of nature. I read it a few times. I really like the layers and...
Read full commentPosted in Conditions That Please or Displease Flowers
"...let’s call her Vanessa,
Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024
"...let’s call her Vanessa, because that was her name.."
You should be on the stage with your comic timing.
An encounter that could have come from an Alan Bleasdale piece. It did make me think of Yosser Hughes and the like. Giz a...
Read full commentPosted in Benches & Hedges
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