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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.
My stories
Another Night On a Bare Mountain
Night on a Bare Mountain (aka Night on Bald Mountain) is a series of compositions written by composer Modest Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881). It was only...
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Penalties
On 11 th July 2021 the England Football team lost on penalties to Italy after a 1-1 draw having played extra time in the Final of the Euro2020...
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Steve Mason and the Music Nazi
This is the third entry in the Steve Mason’s School Days at https://www.abctales.com/collection/steve-masons-school-days Steve “Stevo” Mason just...
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Where The Streets Have No Blame
I pass you on the desolate streets, huddled under weather-worn blankets, in dimly lit, dank shop doorways, the smell of wandering urine is acidic,...
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Estival Solstice
21 st June 2021 is the day of the Summer Solstice As dawn’s first light skims skies, revealing an incandescent ball of fire, rising beyond a Heel...
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A definite sense of dread and
Posted on Tue, 07 Sep 2021
A definite sense of dread and foreboding built ready for the next instalment [should it be "since I met you" on first line?]
Read full commentPosted in Disenchantment 38
What a sinister, brooding
Posted on Mon, 06 Sep 2021
What a sinister, brooding story. You had me wanting to know how it ends too :)
Read full commentPosted in The White Orchid
No offence taken, Mark. It's
Posted on Fri, 03 Sep 2021
No offence taken, Mark. It's all just good natured tomfoolery, of course. The running joke is the difference between UK and US spelling of words that have the same meaning. We really should find something better to do lol. Really enjoyed your...
Read full commentPosted in Pie Chart Man
Taliban = telly ban. Yep..
Posted on Fri, 03 Sep 2021
Taliban = telly ban. Yep...probably!
Read full commentPosted in What Does Taliban Mean Dad? (Another Probably Not Very Funny Joke! In The Circumstances!) by Alfred Muggins
Pie-charts, MI and statistics
Posted on Fri, 03 Sep 2021
Pie-charts, MI and statistics in general are the root cause explanations of many things. A fine creative, numerical piece of whimsy you have here. [incidentally, I have an ongoing argument with American friends who are adamant "whisky" should be...
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Vivid and evocative...another
Posted on Thu, 02 Sep 2021
Vivid and evocative...another one of your wonderful reminiscences :)
Read full commentPosted in Trees Called To Me
Interesting how the life and
Posted on Wed, 01 Sep 2021
Interesting how the life and value of an annuitant was seen in relation to being a nun. No forgetting the feelings towards Deborah even now then.
Still following...
Read full commentPosted in Maria and the Bellasis Family 2
It was good to hear you read
Posted on Sat, 18 Apr 2020
It was good to hear you read this last week, Sean. In a wonderful, Irish brogue (if there is such a thing)
Read full commentPosted in Look Up The Inferno
I like the inventive format
Posted on Sun, 29 Aug 2021
I like the inventive format and, in particular, the philosophical content. This is my kinda poem.
Read full commentPosted in Body and Soul
Hi Jenny. Personally, I like
Posted on Sat, 28 Aug 2021
Hi Jenny. Personally, I like ambiguity in poetry. Often the best poems are the ones where more is left unsaid and open to the reader's interpretation. There are some wonderful lines in this. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Curious Ambiance
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