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I have 260 stories published in 28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1225280 times and 351 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1631 of my 5,084 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1668 votes

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Paul

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.

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

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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (15)

Part 14 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-14 It was an unholy union and yet, in time, the creature came to care...
Cherry

Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (14)

Part 13 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-13 Jezebel found herself, once again, wandering through sand dunes and...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (13)

Part 12 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-12 After sunset, temperatures in a desert plummet heralding a very...
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Cherry

Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (12)

Part 11 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-11 Bleached skulls littered a shimmering landscape, part buried, markers...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (11)

Part 10 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-10 THE WITCH When the rains didn’t come, life was difficult. The...
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1631 of my comments have received 1668 Great Feedback votes

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I was wondering where you

Posted on Sat, 22 Jun 2024

"We say, smugly, the Younger generation, our children, they will fix it."

For sure, all that will be left is stones but I would question the JSO shenanigans at Stonehenge. Of all the places to protest, the spiritual capital of the country...

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Posted in "For, being green, there is great hope" (quote from Shakespeare's HENRY VI PART 2, ACT 3 SCENE 1)

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"...an acknowledged war hero

Posted on Thu, 21 Mar 2024

"...an acknowledged war hero and a humble witness all over the world, to the Saviour..."

A fine tribute to somebody I wasn't familiar with it until I read your poem. I looked up her details via the power of Google. It made very interesting...

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Posted in Remembering Corrie ten Boom

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"A billion trillion raindrops

Posted on Fri, 16 Feb 2024

"A billion trillion raindrops cling, shimmering to dark grey tracery of beech twigs, each tipped in a fine fawn point, holding the plans for a furl of zingy  green to emerge in April and set the woods afizz."

I was right there with you in...

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Posted in Two kinds of crying : 15th February 2024

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That's another evocative read

Posted on Fri, 02 Feb 2024

That's another evocative read. You capture the splendor and history of the sites you visited adroitly. I would say it's unusual for a group to bond so well like that. The tour I went on in India with about 30 or so other people was marred by many...

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Posted in The Gaddafi Effect

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A heart warming story for

Posted on Thu, 24 Aug 2023

A heart warming story for sure and highlights a genuine issue in society of loneliness. There are many people just looking for someone to talk to but it's something that is stigmatised to a large extent. Good on you for engaging with her. Ah......

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Posted in Nellie the Devilment

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"Is it too late

Posted on Tue, 15 Nov 2022

"Is it too late
to find a purpose …
even now?"

Enjoyed the juxtaposition of photos taken years apart. The question asked in the poem is one many ask themselves. Often the answer is no. A thought provoking piece, for sure. Paul

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Posted in Two Photographs, 30 years apart…

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Ach...it's all kamikaze stuff

Posted on Fri, 23 Sep 2022

Ach...it's all kamikaze stuff. The first moves of the new chancellor does seem to scream "trickle down economics" which, as we already know, doesn't/don't work. We are all party to a huge casino-style gamble with the country's finances. Strap...

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Posted in The State Of The Nation (A New Star Prime Minister Has Arrived!) by Alfred N.Muggins (political and social commentator!)

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Nicely done, Rhiannon. That

Posted on Tue, 19 Jul 2022

Nicely done, Rhiannon. That must have taken a lot of thought with the immaculate rhyming and rhythm. I certainly enjoyed reading it. You are a highly skilled poet. Paul 

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Posted in Any Hard Task

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Yes, congratulations on

Posted on Sun, 26 Jun 2022

Yes, congratulations on completing a novel-length story. Beautifully crafted throughout. Whimsy and drama. You could definitely edit and publish this if you chose to. Paul 

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Posted in "Willow's Tail" 32 ( Conclusions Part 2-- the ending)

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Chains of daisies as an

Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022

Chains of daisies as an analogy of unity, strength yet peace. The world needs more of this thinking. Nicely done and enjoyed your poem. Paul :)

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Posted in Daisy Chain

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