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I have 214 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 471963 times and 286 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1337 of my 4,331 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1352 votes

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Paul

I am a Brummie living in Northampton 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

Cherry

Unleashed

This is the fourteenth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Unleashed The planet looked as...
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Cherry

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories Bedtime stories started with a parent clutching dog-eared worn tomes; fantasies, illusions to hold children in awe. Tales told after...
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Cherry

Ghostbot (Part Two of Two)

Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/ghostbot-part-one-two Ghostbot (Part Two of Two) Jake tried hard to demarcate a longing to be...
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Gold cherry

Ghostbot (Part One of Two)

“Death is the greatest illusion of all” - Rajneesh Ghostbot (Part One of Two) Cassie was dead to begin with. There was no doubting the fact as...
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Gold cherry
Story of the week

Leviathan

Leviathan I had been scrolling for what seemed like hours. Each post scanned seemed darker than the last. Reading wall-to-wall invective wasn’t good...
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1337 of my comments have received 1352 Great Feedback votes

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I know nothing at all about

Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021

I know nothing at all about Tarkovsky. (I thought he was a right back for Everton) Super poem that makes me wanna look Tarkovsky's work up.

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Posted in Conversations About Tarkovsky in a Copenhagen Restaurant

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"Contentment is precious, at

Posted on Tue, 27 Aug 2024

"Contentment is precious, at peace, with ‘enough’"

We live in a capitalist society where advertisments everywhere are designed to make you feel inadequate. It takes a long time to work out what's important. 'Having enough' is a great place...

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Posted in Never Enough?

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"...an acknowledged war hero

Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024

"...an acknowledged war hero and a humble witness all over the world, to the Saviour..."

A fine tribute to somebody I wasn't familiar with it until I read your poem. I looked up her details via the power of Google. It made very interesting...

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Posted in Remembering Corrie ten Boom

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That's another evocative read

Posted on Fri, 02 Feb 2024

That's another evocative read. You capture the splendor and history of the sites you visited adroitly. I would say it's unusual for a group to bond so well like that. The tour I went on in India with about 30 or so other people was marred by many...

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Posted in The Gaddafi Effect

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"Is it too late

Posted on Tue, 15 Nov 2022

"Is it too late
to find a purpose …
even now?"

Enjoyed the juxtaposition of photos taken years apart. The question asked in the poem is one many ask themselves. Often the answer is no. A thought provoking piece, for sure. Paul

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Posted in Two Photographs, 30 years apart…

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Ach...it's all kamikaze stuff

Posted on Fri, 23 Sep 2022

Ach...it's all kamikaze stuff. The first moves of the new chancellor does seem to scream "trickle down economics" which, as we already know, doesn't/don't work. We are all party to a huge casino-style gamble with the country's finances. Strap...

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Posted in The State Of The Nation (A New Star Prime Minister Has Arrived!) by Alfred N.Muggins (political and social commentator!)

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Nicely done, Rhiannon. That

Posted on Tue, 19 Jul 2022

Nicely done, Rhiannon. That must have taken a lot of thought with the immaculate rhyming and rhythm. I certainly enjoyed reading it. You are a highly skilled poet. Paul 

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Posted in Any Hard Task

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Yes, congratulations on

Posted on Sun, 26 Jun 2022

Yes, congratulations on completing a novel-length story. Beautifully crafted throughout. Whimsy and drama. You could definitely edit and publish this if you chose to. Paul 

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Posted in "Willow's Tail" 32 ( Conclusions Part 2-- the ending)

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Chains of daisies as an

Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022

Chains of daisies as an analogy of unity, strength yet peace. The world needs more of this thinking. Nicely done and enjoyed your poem. Paul :)

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Posted in Daisy Chain

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It's a difficult one. When

Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022

It's a difficult one. When and how to intervene on a military level. Maybe the Russians will finally get the message. Soon, I hope.

https...

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Posted in Listening to the News 2/3/22

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