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I have 239 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 889081 times
and 321 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1539 of my 4,833 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1557 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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My stories
Steve Mason and the Last Day of School (Part One of Two)
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North of Taiga
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Second Life
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A Murder of Crows
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Dragon Gate
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Trump is running the US like
Posted on Sun, 09 Mar 2025
Trump is running the US like a business, a corporate entity. He conducts himself as though he is in charge on 'The Apprentice'. It remains to be seen whether diplomacy and statesmanship can be achieved in this way. We'll find out, I guess..
Read full commentPosted in The Game by Alfred N.Muggins
There's a beauty in the
Posted on Tue, 18 Feb 2025
There's a beauty in the underlying honesty of this poem. I can completely relate to it.
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
Read full commentPosted in A series of horses decreasing in size
All caught up again. Cedric
Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 2025
All caught up again. Cedric is the 'grenade' and the reader is now waiting for the pin to come out.
The story rattles along nicely and another piece finishes before you realise you have only just started it.
It's looking great,...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you - Part 53
I seem to remember a
Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 2025
I seem to remember a geography teacher at my secondary school used to love twirling around from facing a blackboard to simultaneously hurl a boardrubber (backed in wood) in the direction of pupils deemed to be making a noise. A direct hit would...
Read full commentPosted in Mr. Portleven's Electricity Class
I'm reading references to DT
Posted on Sat, 15 Feb 2025
I'm reading references to DT being 'transactional' in his dealings. Both at home and abroad. It seems to be all about money. The more the merrier.
He's also unbalancing the world order and appears to be 'getting into bed' with Putin. The...
Read full commentPosted in Cabal : Billionaire Oligarchy? by Alfred N.Muggins
"..hoar frost glitter,
Posted on Sat, 15 Feb 2025
"..hoar frost glitter,
snowfall smothering.."
A poem full of animation. Felt like I was there.
Perfect for February. Skilfully done, as always.
Read full commentPosted in February Variety
"I saw the moonglade captured
Posted on Tue, 18 Feb 2025
"I saw the moonglade captured in the dew.."
[Made me think of a photo I took of cows in shafts of sunlight near Wookey.]
Capturing the remarkable in the unremarkable is what makes us human. You do it so well in this beautiful poem...
Read full commentPosted in Cows - lost, refound, tinkered with.
Thanks for reading, David.
Posted on Fri, 08 Mar 2024
Thanks for reading, David. Yep....most ghosts are remembered for something traumatic. It's the way lore works, I guess.
Read full commentPosted in The Golden Fleece (Part Two of Two)
Great final line, Jane!
Posted on Thu, 13 Feb 2025
Great final line, Jane!
I like the inner thoughts of Vanessa that drives the narration. Her ennui is well done and now replaced by a whole new scenario. Spencer's back....I'm guessing with quite a story to tell.
Keep going :)
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you - Part 52
Great poem, Ed. Wonderful
Posted on Wed, 12 Feb 2025
Great poem, Ed. Wonderful imagery in a tightly bound universe you have created here.
Read full commentPosted in Snow
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