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28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1533653 times
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1763 of my 5,434 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1819 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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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (28)
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Rhapsody in G Minor
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (27)
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (26)
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A Cat-Proof Fence
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It's a difficult one, Jenny.
Posted on Sat, 18 Apr 2026
It's a difficult one, Jenny. Risk v reward. There's risk with most procedures. It just depends whether you can live with it. Logic suggests getting to the bottom of it all as, that way, you have the chance of an effective remedy. Coughing for the...
Read full commentPosted in Tomography
You might be right, T. We're
Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026
You might be right, Luigi. We're going in circles. Someone needs to take charge. I think the next writer will do just that. Not my genre at all but I can't see why this won't be wound up inside 4 more chapters. There's another 8,000 words...
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6
Sel Ticman is a force of
Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026
Sel Ticman is a force of nature that's still blowing around like rampant tumbleweed. Maybe he'll feature in future chapters. I think he was last seen selling copies of his books at a local market in downtown Denver. Funny really...I feel as...
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6
So much unsaid. Beautifully
Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2026
So much unsaid. Beautifully conceived.
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
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"Echoes of jigs and reels
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
"Echoes of jigs and reels linger still
On the salty breath of Atlantic winds.."
I might describe a vast, sprawling poem like this one as an epic.
Many lines to admire and written with authority and skill.
My kinda poem...
Read full commentPosted in On Achill Island
I prefer first person myself
Posted on Thu, 19 Feb 2026
I prefer first person myself but don't always write using that format. It's invariably introspective and I always think a little claustrophobic but I like the inner monologues that come with it.
'Falling Down' is a seminal movie that...
Read full commentPosted in Courtesy Calls: The Fire Lane (2)
Atmospheric and pensive.
Posted on Thu, 05 Feb 2026
Atmospheric and pensive. Bristol's not far from me these days.
You build reflection into your poetry so naturally, Jenny. It makes it so accessible.
Read full commentPosted in Long ago Thoughts
"I hear dollars clink with
Posted on Fri, 06 Feb 2026
"I hear dollars clink with roubles in the push to weaponise"
An eloquent invective, Turlough.
The identity of the murderous regime is less clear now than it ever was.
Read full commentPosted in They Can Only Do Harm
With Remembrance Day on the
Posted on Wed, 05 Nov 2025
With Remembrance Day on the horizon, this layered poem is poignant and very relevant.
It is today’s Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations, Ewan.
Read full commentPosted in Put The Sword Down
This is definitely 'quite
Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2025
This is definitely 'quite bonkers and entertaining'.
There's so much creativity in this piece and it's a genre I adore.
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
I have added a pic to promote your work...
Read full commentPosted in The UFO Bible 1
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