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I have 259 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1200874 times
and 349 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1622 of my 5,056 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1658 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.
You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685
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My stories
The Last Door
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A Tale from Dark Woods
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All Hallows Eve
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Halloween Boris
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The Spirit of Jenny Jones (Part Two of Two)
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I like the change in tone. It
Posted on Thu, 16 Jan 2025
I like the change in tone. It's gone from humour to mystery/suspense in just a few paragraphs.
The truth is out there/Spencer is out there.
What will happen?
Read on and we all will!
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 48
These characters feel like
Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2025
These characters feel like old friends having read the book. You weave the complexity of relationships with the wonder of magic so adeptly.
I guess that can be the beauty of writing - a world we can escape to for a while.
Keep going...
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 23
More drama so deftly done.
Posted on Fri, 10 Jan 2025
More drama so deftly done. You build the tension so well whilst at the same time keeping the humour going.
I hope you get to the end and publish. I can see the final product having a broad appeal so potentially a big audience.
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Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 47
Hi Maxine
Posted on Mon, 13 Jan 2025
Hi Maxine
I use Wiki images - loads of free stuff on there. Dunno if that helps
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images
Read full commentPosted in LOL! Part One. Edited in my own words....
Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2025
So sorry for your loss, JoAnne. Life doesn't come much harder than the loss of a beloved partner. The pain is replaced my memories, in time. Take good care of yourself x
Read full commentPosted in "Silence"
Nah. Not on holiday. Very
Posted on Tue, 07 Jan 2025
Nah. Not on holiday. Very much in the freezing UK. That profile pic update is from a past holiday. Crete, I think.
Get yerself a VPN. You can access stuff from around the world then!
The Ben Fogle, Bulgaria thing was fascinating....
Read full commentPosted in Eleven Thousand Silent Playmates
Interesting modern take on
Posted on Sun, 05 Jan 2025
Interesting modern take on the Three Wise Men story. New curve ball will be the Orange One's take on it all when he takes over the presidency in the US. Continued volatility, I imagine..especially given his latest views re Greenland. The man's...
Read full commentPosted in Sojourn In Palestine (Welcome To Palestine!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 2
Middlesborough has a tough
Posted on Tue, 07 Jan 2025
Middlesborough has a tough rep. Even now, I think it remains one of the most deprived places in the UK. I did drive through it a few years ago as part of an ancestry trip re my OH. She has family history that way. I don't suppose we consider...
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There's that rat- -tat-tat
Posted on Sat, 04 Jan 2025
There's that rat-a-tat-tat all-action style.
Always fascinating to be included in your world through your writing.
Yes...nicely done, Kris!
Read full commentPosted in Dinner-with 5 eyez (stripped)
"..we get older –
Posted on Wed, 01 Jan 2025
"..we get older –
apprehensive of fate?
or prayerfully, trustingly
wait …"
"Blown through the New Year Gate - "
Yes, I think so. And a powerful finale. Lots to think about in so few lines.
Nicely done,...
Read full commentPosted in January 1
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