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I have 259 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1200427 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

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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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Passionate stuff from Alfred

Posted on Fri, 17 Sep 2021

Passionate stuff from Alfred Muggins. I am not sure that a replacement "policeman" can be found now. It's debatable whether one was ever needed but that's a whole, separate debate. In the meantime, we have the sanctity of biscuits.

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Posted in There's A New Biscuit In Town! (Called The Taliban Biscuit!) by Alfred N.Muggins

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"..as the pupil of an elf's

Posted on Fri, 10 Sep 2021

"..as the pupil of an elf's eye." You have a real talent for creative phrasing, Di. A fantastic poem and very original. Paul

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Posted in preserving time

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I remember vividly watching

Posted on Fri, 10 Sep 2021

I remember vividly watching the TV coverage at the time. Simply stunned. Let's hope something like this never happens again. Eloquent and rhythmic, of course Luigi

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Posted in Twin Towers

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Out of the darkness I came

Posted on Fri, 10 Sep 2021

Out of the darkness I came and was ready for the next instalment. Still following...

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Posted in Disenchantment 39

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I do love Autumn. I like

Posted on Tue, 07 Sep 2021

I do love Autumn. I like change of pace in this poem. Highly visual with your customary wonderful turn of phrase. A pleasure to read :)

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Posted in Yin And Yang Of Autumn Forest

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A definite sense of dread and

Posted on Tue, 07 Sep 2021

A definite sense of dread and foreboding built ready for the next instalment [should it be "since I met you" on first line?]

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Posted in Disenchantment 38

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What a sinister, brooding

Posted on Mon, 06 Sep 2021

What a sinister, brooding story. You had me wanting to know how it ends too :)

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Posted in The White Orchid

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Taliban = telly ban. Yep..

Posted on Fri, 03 Sep 2021

Taliban = telly ban. Yep...probably!

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Posted in What Does Taliban Mean Dad? (Another Probably Not Very Funny Joke! In The Circumstances!) by Alfred Muggins

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Vivid and evocative...another

Posted on Thu, 02 Sep 2021

Vivid and evocative...another one of your wonderful reminiscences :)

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Posted in Trees Called To Me

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Interesting how the life and

Posted on Wed, 01 Sep 2021

Interesting how the life and value of an annuitant was seen in relation to being a nun. No forgetting the feelings towards Deborah even now then.

Still following...

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Posted in Maria and the Bellasis Family 2

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