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I have 259 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1200708 times and 349 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1622 of my 5,056 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1658 votes

Paul

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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1622 of my comments have received 1658 Great Feedback votes

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Posted on Thu, 12 May 2022

You are incredibly brave writing in such a candid way. Rooting for you, Jean. Paul x

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Posted in Hospital 3 and Janus 11

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Ah that's explains why you

Posted on Wed, 11 May 2022

Ah that's explains why you ended the previous piece like you did. Not pleasant dreams, at all. These accounts are well written, Jean. I hope that's mirrored by your general health Look after yourself. Paul

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Posted in Hospital 2, Janus 10

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I was thinking exactly what

Posted on Tue, 10 May 2022

I was thinking exactly what Ewan said above. Are you sharing some of the poems from your new collection? This one is stunning. Paul :)

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Posted in The Dead Want Their Moon Back

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Eesh...those last two lines.

Posted on Tue, 10 May 2022

Eesh...those last two lines. Keep us posted, Jean! Paul x

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Posted in Hospital 1 and Janus 9

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"I remember asking to shave

Posted on Sun, 08 May 2022

"I remember asking to shave my legs

in hospital, the bath sat, as if staged,

in the centre of the room, a nurse perched

in the doorway, on watch."

I love the way the poem weaves between different realities/themes. It...

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Posted in Yew

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"Dim hidden copses

Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022

"Dim hidden copses
pooled with bluebells,
each frail but of deep hue"

Wonderful wild bells - so beautifully captured in your words. Paul :)

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Posted in The wonderful wild bells!

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"all insect life

Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022

"all insect life reverberating, sends

me into spellbound trance; watching

dandelion pollen sailing,"

Lovely photo and another beautiful reverie, Jenny. Paul x

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Posted in Maple Tree Den

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Thanks Ewan and for those

Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022

Thanks Ewan and for those very interesting thoughts re your experiences in the forces. Yep, off out for a celebration meal shortly. "Decompress" is about right for all involved! Thanks again. Paul

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Posted in A Final Message From Moscow

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