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Paul
I am a Brummie living in Northampton. I love to write but get distracted with other things. I love horror/fantasy and anything that provokes original thought. My literary heroes are Clive Barker, Edgar Allan Poe and HP Lovecraft.
I think that everyone should read George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four .
You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685
and on Twitter PaulP@BeeRummie
My stories
A Tempest Off Portishead
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/a-tempest-off-portishead-mp3 A Tempest Off Portishead Thunder cracks a sombre sky, tendrils of...
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The Star-Crossed Swans of Newport Pagnell
An urban adaptation of the fairy-tale that the ballet “Swan Lake” is based on. The Star-Crossed Swans of Newport Pagnell It is a grey, overcast day...
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Saint Valentine
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/saint-valentine-mp3 Saint Valentine On a day of hearts and roses, San Valentino loved all,...
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Florida (1987)
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/florida-1987-mp3?si=2c3f333ebb2a4a0... Florida (1987) Rays of sunlight glint through blinds,...
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The Enchantress of Avalon (Part Two of Two)
Draft for a two-part story An homage to HP Lovecraft Part One at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/enchantress-avalon-part-one-two The...
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"Dim hidden copses
Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022
"Dim hidden copses
pooled with bluebells,
each frail but of deep hue"
Wonderful wild bells - so beautifully captured in your words. Paul :)
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"all insect life
Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022
"all insect life reverberating, sends
me into spellbound trance; watching
dandelion pollen sailing,"
Lovely photo and another beautiful reverie, Jenny. Paul x
Read full commentPosted in Maple Tree Den
Thanks Ewan and for those
Posted on Mon, 09 May 2022
Thanks Ewan and for those very interesting thoughts re your experiences in the forces. Yep, off out for a celebration meal shortly. "Decompress" is about right for all involved! Thanks again. Paul
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It's a wonderful piece of
Posted on Fri, 06 May 2022
It's a wonderful piece of writing, Sean!
Read full commentPosted in The Eerie Nerve
Ooh one of my very favourite
Posted on Thu, 05 May 2022
Ooh one of my very favourite birds. Wolves, ravens and graves. All beautifully Poe-esque. What more can I say?! ::)
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I can see the billows of
Posted on Mon, 02 May 2022
I can see the billows of smoke coming from the jazz joints of old. A very visual poem that entwines the sights and sounds of the subject matter so well. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Trail Of Thought
Would love to listen to an
Posted on Fri, 29 Apr 2022
Would love to listen to an audio version of this, Ewan. You are the man of a thousand voices! Congrats on the well deserved POTD Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Sticky Wullie
"truants of moonlight soft as
Posted on Sat, 30 Apr 2022
"truants of moonlight soft as forgetting wings...."
Such a beautiful meditation, Di. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in butterfly moment
Yes, Knotty Ash and the land
Posted on Fri, 29 Apr 2022
Yes, Knotty Ash and the land of Ken Dodd is real enough. That got quite tense with the traffic jam etc. An interesting tale from the "...strange City of concrete and massive buildings."
Read full commentPosted in Magical Mystery Tour Part 3 : Back in The USSR of Liverpoool by Alfred N.Muggins
Alfred Muggins is NOT keen on
Posted on Thu, 28 Apr 2022
Alfred Muggins is NOT keen on Plutinpot is he?
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