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I have 201 stories published in 25 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 330381 times and 262 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1198 of my 4,008 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1212 votes

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Paul

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.

You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685

on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BeeRummie

at Bluesky @marandina.bsky.social

and at Threads https://www.threads.net/@beerummie

 

My stories

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Anniversary

Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/anniversary-mp3 When we promise to remember Anniversary Time slipping away like sands, ground...
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Back In Kansas

Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/back-in-kansas-mp3 Back in Kansas Lightening zags across a cobalt horizon, splintered,...
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In a Land of Magicians

Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/in-a-land-of-magicians-mp3 If you believe in something enough, can it become real? In a Land...
Cherry

An Eternal Debt (The Pied Piper of Hamlin)

This is an adaptation of the story of the Pied Piper of Hamlin which is also a Grimm’s fairy tale Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-...
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A Final Message From Moscow

A Final Message from Moscow When Putin’s tanks rolled into Ukraine on 24 th February 2022. I was inundated with messages concerned about the welfare...
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1198 of my comments have received 1212 Great Feedback votes

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"... before fall of Autumn's

Posted on Mon, 02 Oct 2023

"... before fall of Autumn's swell.."

A sweep through the seasons done so adroitly. Beautiful imagery and sentiments. Nicely done, Jenny. Paul :) 

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Posted in Beneath My Favourite Tree

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"A rainbow paints its mystic

Posted on Wed, 27 Sep 2023

"A rainbow paints its mystic tones

On jagged teeth of ancient stone.."

A sweeping journey back to roots brought to life with great evocation. I could feel the lore running through the words. Glenlough sounds stunning.

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Posted in Beneath Cnoc Daod

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"...but now the treat is to

Posted on Thu, 28 Sep 2023

"...but now the treat is to look down
on seal cubs asleep on pebbly coves..."

Wonderful images and lovely photos. As you know, I was in Pembrokeshire myself only recently. Your poem does the location justice, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in Pembrokeshire — two seasons

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The lead singer of The Cure

Posted on Tue, 26 Sep 2023

The lead singer of The Cure has a lot to answer for. Evocative images conjured from your past, Jenny. We all do stuff we wish we hadn't...it's what makes us human :)

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Posted in Misguided In The Early 90s

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"On a long walk I found the

Posted on Tue, 26 Sep 2023

"On a long walk I found the sea

Blinding and expansive.."

Beautiful imagery, for sure. An exposition filled with metaphors. The poem felt stoical yet sanguine. Enjoyed. Paul

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Posted in I Found the Sea

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Loneliness is supposedly a

Posted on Sat, 23 Sep 2023

Loneliness is supposedly a plague of the 21st century for various reasons. You are right that you can still be alone when surrounded by many others. Of course, ultimately, we are all alone inside our heads. We come into the world alone and we...

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Posted in "Alone..."

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"Thunder booming like an

Posted on Thu, 21 Sep 2023

"Thunder booming like an

angry predator,"

 

A tempest of a diary entry, Jenny. Enjoyed the electrically charged words. Paul :)

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Posted in Tempestuous Stirrings

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"The sea is vast.

Posted on Thu, 21 Sep 2023

"The sea is vast.
Wave crests rush in,"

 

A scene set so evocatively and then the rest of the poem rolls in like a picturebook tide. Beautiful photo too. Lovely work, Rhiannon. Paul

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Posted in Around The Havens

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"Dark like night is dark,

Posted on Fri, 15 Sep 2023

"Dark like night is dark,
Like pain."

Your poetry is invariably dark and unique. Images conjured with a cold precision. Enjoyed, of course. Paul

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Posted in Scar

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"Jam on toast

Posted on Thu, 14 Sep 2023

"Jam on toast
like it, lick it..."

You conjur up quite an image in so few words. Nicely done, Rhiannon! Paul :)

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Posted in Toddler Tea!

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