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I have 280 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1537149 times
and 379 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1764 of my 5,447 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1820 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.
You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685
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My stories
Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (3)
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (2)
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (1)
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The Fox and the Siamese
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A Move to Bleadon Hill
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"Welcome breeze
Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2026
"Welcome breeze
shaking trees.."
I find myself celebrating cloud cover at the moment. The fall of rain comes to the popping of champagne corks just now!
There's a lovely rhythm to this poem, Rhiannon.
Here's to future...
Read full commentPosted in Breeze!
Thanks, insert. I did think
Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2026
Thanks, insert. I did think about that after I'd posted it. The hope is through writing and being a member at a site like ABCTales. I might add the IP as a category to this as I always forget about trying inspiration point. This week's is mine,...
Read full commentPosted in A Better World
This is our story of the week
Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2026
This is our story of the week – congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in The Way We Heard: Three Coins In The Fountain (1954) (Pt.1)
The reality of a fateful trip
Posted on Wed, 22 Jul 2026
The reality of a fateful trip to the market for the herd.
Sad, endearing and dark beauty in a stark reality that's taken for granted.
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
I...
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That's a deep, philosophical
Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2026
That's a deep, philosophical vignette, Penny.
Beautiful in its brevity.
Read full commentPosted in "Lament"
"..Saville’s trade mark yodel
Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2026
"..Saville’s trade mark yodel cuts through the warm air like the mating call of a Loon." That made me shudder a bit. I remember those days when Savile was just another deejay.
I recall MySpace too although it feels like forever ago....
Read full commentPosted in The Way We Heard: That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings - 2008
Eesh...Mabel Gillette
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Eesh...Mabel Gillette reappearing was a bit of a shock.
Intrigued as to what comes next.
Still following...
Read full commentPosted in Banished To Earth, Book Two, Dreamscape (30)
"The joy of a sandy beach
Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2026
"The joy of a sandy beach
and warm sea.."
The sense of joy and enjoyment shines through in this poem, Rhiannon. Built on fond memories, I'm sure. There's nothing quite like the wonderment of taking children to the seaside.
Read full commentPosted in Young family’s 3-Day Holiday Adventure!
I guess the moon is
Posted on Thu, 16 Jul 2026
I guess the moon is underrated when you think about it.
Plenty of sage observations in here with your trademark underlying humour.
It's a strange one to think the moon is slowly (very slowly) drifting away from its orbit. I did...
Read full commentPosted in Letter to the Moon
“And if it’s a temporal
Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2026
“And if it’s a temporal distortion, a threshold opening to instant death?” Cool line.
Yet another big finish! Disappearing into a Black Hole.
Will be reading more.
Read full commentPosted in Banished To Earth Book Two, Souls Adrift (28)
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