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5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 8456 times
and 9 of my stories have been cherry picked.
21 of my 124 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 21 votes
Paul
I am a Brummie living in Northampton. I love to write but get distracted with other things. I love horror/fantasy and anything that provokes original thought. My literary heroes are Clive Barker, Edgar Allan Poe and HP Lovecraft.
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Empire State (Part Four): The Initiate
Modern day Wiccans eschew the notion of left and right hand paths – left associated with malevolence, right linked with good intentions. Not everyone...
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Empire State (Part Three) - The Devil in Tintagel
Beltane is a Greater Sabbat celebrated on May Eve. It is one of the four Sabbats that are cross-quarter days. These form the Wheel of the Year. Only...
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My Mom's Heart
Dawn chorus calling, sunrise of a new soul, she weeps, gazing at your seraphic features. A guardian angel for the ages. Always there, listening, her...
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Invisible
At between 50 and 200 nanometres it was easy to miss. In fact, everyone failed to notice as it stalked the pavement at the corner of Isambard and New...
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A Case of Serial Misjudgement
“Should have done better (at school)” it said, My report card as summarised by the Head, If only he’d been the son of a lawyer, A dentist, a doctor...
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Feisty and fun in a dark,
Posted on Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Feisty and fun in a dark, dynamic way. Well done on POTD.
Read full commentPosted in Pigeon Variations - Ch 4 - Hero Grill Chef
A lovely tribute. I have not
Posted on Wed, 25 Nov 2020
A lovely tribute. I have not one but four of the little perishers!
Read full commentPosted in Memories Of You I Keep
To be honest, I thought you
Posted on Tue, 24 Nov 2020
To be honest, I thought you were being descriptive as opposed to Glass Octupii being a species. What do I know?!
Agreed, I enjoyed the reply as well :)
Read full commentPosted in Midnight Ocean
"A glass octopus" - unique
Posted on Tue, 24 Nov 2020
"A glass octopus" - unique imagery all over again :)
Read full commentPosted in Midnight Ocean
Seminal moments making a mark
Posted on Sun, 22 Nov 2020
Seminal moments making a mark... or adding up to nothing. The past is written. An earthy tale really well written.
Read full commentPosted in Punk Bucket
Edgy and disparate....but a
Posted on Sun, 22 Nov 2020
Edgy and disparate....but a great taste in music!
Read full commentPosted in Pigeon Variations - Ch 2 - Blame the Parents
Lunar pennies on eyes - a new
Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2020
Lunar pennies on eyes - a new way to not see the world. Just beautiful, of course
Read full commentPosted in Moonwort
*I am grateful to other folks
Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2020
*I am grateful to other folks who also gave me very detailed comments including airyfairy
Read full commentPosted in Empire State (Part Three) - The Devil in Tintagel
Cheers Drew. It was your
Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2020
Cheers Drew. It was your feedback that pushed me to think bigger. Thanks for the inspiration to aim higher. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Empire State (Part Three) - The Devil in Tintagel
I wish I flowed with prose
Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2020
I wish I flowed with prose like that. So fluent, so rhythmic
Read full commentPosted in Aware Of Letting Go
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