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I have 202 stories published in
25 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 345213 times
and 263 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1217 of my 4,046 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1231 votes
I am a Brummie living in Northampton 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
In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part One of Six)
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A Lamentation of Bees
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Does it Rain in Heaven?
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Charmed (Part Two of Two)
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Charmed (Part One of Two)
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I like the tension in wanting
Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023
I like the tension in wanting to get rid of mum. And her old-fashioned values translating into comedy. The comment about multi-culturalism made me laugh.
Poor old Spencer - one second enjoying a programme about the domestication of water...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you....Part 8
"....no ‘door to Grandap’s’
Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023
"....no ‘door to Grandap’s’ to knock
when they want to share!"
An important event captured in verse. Family moments are what life is all about. Yes, that is so lovely that you are all so close geographically.
[My daughter...
Read full commentPosted in 13/11/23
"I am all the tales you told
Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023
"I am all the tales you told about me.."
Wonderfully evocative. I like the format. It adds an enigmatic feel :)
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Thanks JPB. Edwin Starr knew
Posted on Mon, 13 Nov 2023
Thanks JPB. Edwin Starr knew what is was all about. "Absolutely nothing..."
Read full commentPosted in Eastern Sky
"Like Leeds United thrashing
Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023
"Like Leeds United thrashing Villa.."
I can't recall this event. Just how far are we going back?!
I thought this was going to be your diary entry from your blog post for some reason. Anyway, I enjoyed this too (13 league wins at...
Read full commentPosted in My Verbal Diary Here
"...swollen storage-leaves in
Posted on Thu, 09 Nov 2023
"...swollen storage-leaves in cosy house
hibernating like the tiny dormouse..."
Adriotly done with some lovely pics to boot, Rhiannon. That's an interesting analogy as well - winter refugees. Well, yes. Just lovely :)
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Thanks for reading, Jacques.
Posted on Wed, 08 Nov 2023
Thanks for reading, Jacques. Always appreciated. Yes, getting colder at night. 7C at the moment. Winter nears..
Read full commentPosted in The Changing of Seasons
Ah...next time I'm in the
Posted on Tue, 07 Nov 2023
Ah...next time I'm in the cereal aisle emitting heavy sighs I will know I am in "depressed man setting." You have created a wonderful character in Spencer, Jane. Looking forward to reading more :)
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...Part 7
A beguiling story. Nicely
Posted on Sun, 05 Nov 2023
A beguiling story. Nicely constructed with an eco message and a sinister finale. I could visualise the settings which added so much depth to the tale, figuratively and literally. Great stuff, Sim. Paul
Read full commentPosted in The Fisherwoman and the Sea
Netanyahu is hinting at
Posted on Mon, 06 Nov 2023
Netanyahu is hinting at indefinite control over Gaza now moving away from the stance of cutting all ties once Hamas is defeated. This does not bode well for any kind of peace in this region. I'm afraid this instability and violence could go on...
Read full commentPosted in The Book of Alfred the Great II (Muggins!), as written by that famous prophet of Past Present and Future!
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