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I have 240 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1010712 times
and 323 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1552 of my 4,873 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1571 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
Pointless Boris (Part Two of two)
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Pointless Boris (Part One of Two)
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Life Through a Prism
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Into the Woods (Hansel and Gretel)
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Groundhog Boris
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"..While the beauty of
Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024
"..While the beauty of flowers craves the soft touch of truth..."
The poem reads like a metaphor - a world full of anguish juxtaposed against a lament for the neglected beauty of nature. I read it a few times. I really like the layers and...
Read full commentPosted in Conditions That Please or Displease Flowers
"...let’s call her Vanessa,
Posted on Thu, 15 Aug 2024
"...let’s call her Vanessa, because that was her name.."
You should be on the stage with your comic timing.
An encounter that could have come from an Alan Bleasdale piece. It did make me think of Yosser Hughes and the like. Giz a...
Read full commentPosted in Benches & Hedges
I should come over and visit
Posted on Wed, 14 Aug 2024
I should come over and visit the family.
Sir Kier has ensured that most of the trouble makers have been arrested and processed. I think the dust has settled. Until the next time
It's a volatile country in a volatile world but we...
Read full commentPosted in Leviathan
"Sandstone capricious as
Posted on Mon, 12 Aug 2024
"Sandstone capricious as crimson
rowans, honeyed as bell heather.."
Such a quiet, haunting lament.
Some gorgeous phrases, especially towards the end.
Read full commentPosted in The Burgh
The cat on your lap is more
Posted on Mon, 12 Aug 2024
The cat on your lap is more how I imagine you rather than reprimanding apple trees, Luigi. But I am sure you are a man of many layers like the rest of us.
Some bucolic imagery conjured in your short piece and very pleasant to read and...
Read full commentPosted in Musings Among Flowering Bushes
"..a special place,
Posted on Wed, 14 Aug 2024
"..a special place,
a treasured space
for young or old
or ancient."
Beautifully done, Rhiannon.
Generations pass in time via our gardens.
I know I love mine and it's so important for people's spirits. Not...
Read full commentPosted in A garden is …
This latest wonderful
Posted on Sat, 10 Aug 2024
This latest wonderful instalment of cyber-husband Spencer's continuing adventures is today's Facebook and X/Twitter Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
I've added a pic to promote your work on social media. Just let me know if you...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you..Part 32
"For though now older I'll
Posted on Mon, 12 Aug 2024
"For though now older I'll not age in
mind, believing in hundred year old
tales.."
Some whimsical imagery in this one, Jenny.
Flights of fancy and imagination is what we all need at times.
Stanton Park...
Read full commentPosted in Playful Elven Folk
"...a semi-naked man sitting
Posted on Sat, 10 Aug 2024
"...a semi-naked man sitting on a beer crate playing an acoustic guitar and singing, Froggy Went a Courtin. The scene took on a nightmarish quality.."
Your keen eye for observational humour remains undiminished :)
Hoping you are...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you..Part 32
All we are left with in the
Posted on Fri, 09 Aug 2024
All we are left with in the end is memories. I imagine that is amplified when related to someone in these circumstances. These victims, people, stories, recollections stand the test of time and stand as an important reminder of where...
Read full commentPosted in Esther
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