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I have 269 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1293126 times
and 362 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1685 of my 5,238 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1723 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.
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".. beneath the lamplight of
Posted on Sun, 13 Mar 2022
".. beneath the lamplight of a moon queen.." Just gorgeous
Read full commentPosted in The Nightingale’s Song
Weddings sounded so opulent
Posted on Wed, 09 Mar 2022
Weddings sounded so opulent back then. Everything seemed so gorgeous. Meeting royalty at needlework classes...never a dull moment! Keep 'em coming, Jean. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Maria and the Bellasis Family 27
I could picture a headfirst
Posted on Tue, 08 Mar 2022
I could picture a headfirst struggle against high winds. A dramatic poem of nature with layers of meaning. Very nicely done, our Jenny. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Up On The Ridgeway
Still following, still
Posted on Sat, 05 Mar 2022
Still following, still enjoying. Everything Di said above. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Tail" 25
Yes, Pluto would be far
Posted on Mon, 07 Mar 2022
Yes, Pluto would be far enough away. Alfred Muggins is not happy right now, is he? It's a good job the Russian leader isn't stuck in a room with the angry Alfred and Lady Muggins. I suspect there would be blood on the carpet!
Read full commentPosted in Which Planet do you think we should exile Putin on?..By Mr Alfred N.Muggins
A rollicking read, David. I
Posted on Fri, 04 Mar 2022
A rollicking read, David. I can feel your passion! What would Alfred Muggins make of all of his this?! Paul
Read full commentPosted in A Potted History of Putin and the Ancestry of the Russian State! (In Poetic Form) According to Alfred N.Muggins
Every news story has bias of
Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022
Every news story has bias of some kind. When does bias become propaganda? I watch the news and read the papers and, of course, western media demonise Russia. As ever, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. In the meantime, war has no...
Read full commentPosted in Propaganda!
Yes, I have seen quite a few
Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022
Yes, I have seen quite a few wild snowdrops budding over the last few weeks. Beautiful flowers. Another lovely image captured, Rhiannon. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in More Snowdrops ! (hidden away)
Mother Ryan being "very"
Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022
Mother Ryan being "very" Irish - "I can hear the accent now. Another tale of weddings and funerals and an intriguing insight into those times. Interesting, as always, Jean. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Maria and the Bellasis Family 26
A beautifully visual poem and
Posted on Sun, 27 Feb 2022
A beautifully visual poem and journey. I really need to see more of Cornwall. I have yet to make it to The Lizard and Land's End. One day..
Read full commentPosted in Brief Moments To Imagine
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