Kilb50
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I have 217 stories published in
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My stories have been read 428896 times
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The Shadows Between Us and The God of Mischief were published in Worcester Litfest's Flash Fiction anthology 2024 (Black Pear Press)
The Poet's Ear, A Geisha's Revenge, and The Cake Factory Visit were published in Worcester Litfest's Flash Fiction anthology 2022 (Black Pear Press)
The Love Vaccine, The Not-So Green Man and Vampire Wedding in North Cornwall were published in Worcester Litfest's Flash Fiction anthology 2021 (Black Pear Press).
Lilith and the Half-Cut Magician and Moon Mamas of the Silk River Nostoi were published in Worcester Litfest's Flash Fiction anthology 2020 (Black Pear Press).
Cathedral Swans was published in Call & Response, an anthology of poems celebrating Worcester Cathedral (Black Pear Press 2020)
The Child We Can Never Have was published in Contour magazine, February 2018.
Billy Ulysses... was runner up in Abc's Poem of the Year award, 2014.
Spring was highly commended in the 2012 Larkin-East Riding poetry competition
The Ghost of Milton Friedman... won the 2012 Abc poetry competition
Nicolaus Copernicus... was published in Gold Dust Anthology, 2012
The Poet Laid Bare was published in The Big Issue, 2011
A Tea Box... was a prize-winner in the MIND poetry competition 2010
Leipzig was chosen for the 2005 Midland Arts Centre 'Short Cuts' readings & subsequently published in Gold Dust magazine, 2006
My 1st novel Hawk Island was originally published by: http://www.electronpress.com/ (Note: Currently unavailable)
Print editions of my poetry collection Beautiful Fish available from Amazon; digital edition from Cerasus Poetry.
My historical novel, The Castle, is available from Amazon in hardback, paperback and Kindle editions.
New novel, The Shadow Between Us, scheduled for publication Spring 2026.





Thanks for reading & your
Posted on Sat, 04 Feb 2023
Thanks for reading & your comment dougie. Plato's cave was the inspiration for this poem, along with a buddhist wheel! All best wishes to you.
Read full commentPosted in The Wheel in the Cave
Hello Di - Yes, I finished it
Posted on Sat, 05 Nov 2022
Hello Di - Yes, I finished it, had a couple of rejections, but I'm hoping to publish it next year, either through an indie publisher or as a self publishing project.
Read full commentPosted in to a pear
I loved the Martian
Posted on Sat, 05 Nov 2022
I loved the Martian footballer's kneecaps...and I really must make an apple & pear crumble soon...your delicious poem Di has made me hot for pears!
Read full commentPosted in to a pear
Some lovely lines and ideas
Posted on Wed, 08 Jun 2022
Some lovely lines and ideas here Jenny - Sealed petals tenderly chaste...the idea of magnetic grace...and passions determined by the rain and sun.
(I may well have to steal quintessence - what a charming word!)
Read full commentPosted in Love In The Mist
Great read Ewan. We (ie men)
Posted on Fri, 03 Jun 2022
Great read Ewan. We (ie men) are all our own kings. I think I fall into the rook-coat category!
Read full commentPosted in Kings of Myth and Illusion
Jenny - I really enjoyed
Posted on Thu, 02 Jun 2022
Jenny - I really enjoyed reading this, particularly the tone and rhythms of your poem which, as Di & luigi have pointed out, evoke a certain idea of romantic adventure. In fact, your poem opens up new insights into Elowen and the landscape...
Read full commentPosted in Leaving The Nest
Yes, what I meant to say was:
Posted on Tue, 03 May 2022
Yes, what I meant to say was: the dropbox has allowed me to make a few corrections to the text.
I'll get the hang of it eventually! All the best
Read full commentPosted in Ingerland My Ingerland: The Prime Ministers Who Made Me
Hmmm. That dragon plant...
Posted on Mon, 11 Apr 2022
Hmmm. That dragon plant...
Read full commentPosted in The Telephone
Janus - god of transitions,
Posted on Mon, 31 Jan 2022
Janus - god of transitions, doorways, passages, and endings. An excellent title & conscisely written. All best wishes for your recovery.
Read full commentPosted in The Janus Look 1
The fact that my ageing
Posted on Wed, 15 Sep 2021
The fact that my ageing powers of deduction are still functioning is prize enough!
Read full commentPosted in Anniversary Rhyme
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