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I have 201 stories published in 25 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 329742 times and 262 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1198 of my 4,008 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1212 votes

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Paul

I am a Brummie living in Northampton 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

on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BeeRummie

at Bluesky @marandina.bsky.social

and at Threads https://www.threads.net/@beerummie

 

My stories

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Leaving Home

Rain falls as drizzle – recalcitrant, obstinate, framing a doorway filled by fretful parents, staring into a no man’s land of sadness, one last,...
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Saccades of Sands

A clicking camera shutter, perpetual saccades, capturing fleeting moments that mark epochs, littered in sentiment and seminal occasions,...
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Dreams of Rain

A wind-swept, seeping rain dances on bedroom windows, houses opposite obscured – streets are empty, twilight gloom broken by neon street lamps –...
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Punters

This is the fourth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co It had been a long, old Pandemic...
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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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1198 of my comments have received 1212 Great Feedback votes

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Another lovely diary reverie,

Posted on Tue, 04 Jul 2023

Another lovely diary reverie, Jenny. Evocative images from a stunning part of the world. Paul :) 

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Posted in It's Too Late For Things Missed

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Another enjoyable travelogue.

Posted on Mon, 03 Jul 2023

Another enjoyable travelogue. Your humour lifts these pieces to another level. Looking forward to reading more. Paul

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Posted in The Bratislava Pálava - Part One of Two

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Those last four words are so

Posted on Sun, 02 Jul 2023

Those last four words are so ominous..but true. Adriotly done, Penny. Paul

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Posted in "Dwindling Ancient Forests"

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Let's hope this dream remains

Posted on Sun, 02 Jul 2023

Let's hope this dream remains just that....a bad dream. A lots happened since Alfred's holiday to Turkey. Hopefully, Plutin's days are numbered now!

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Posted in Alfred N.Muggins has a Bad Dream : Brinkmanship (Inside the Mind of Vladimir Plutin : Victory For Russia!)

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"Jam on the chairs, and

Posted on Fri, 30 Jun 2023

"Jam on the chairs, and

jam on the doors."

 

There's a sense of sticky mischievousness in this vignette, Rhiannon. Enjoyed, of course. Paul :) 

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Posted in How far can a little stickiness spread?

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Ah a different take on the

Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2023

Ah a different take on the word "jam". A ".. bewildered child has toilet-seat necklace.. "

Well I wasn't expecting such drama and could picture the kerfuffle. Loved that last line. Made me smile. Very nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul :) 

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Posted in The Jam-man!

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Nicely done, Jenny. A tale of

Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2023

Nicely done, Jenny. A tale of Jam from another enjoyable reverie. Enjoyed, of course :)

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Posted in Blackberry Moment

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Ah selfie sticks goany get in

Posted on Fri, 23 Jun 2023

Ah selfie sticks goany get in the way of all that art for sure. Vienna sounds adorable. My daughter lives near Stoke-on-Trent so I have to say there's not that much difference *cough* I am sure you would get a Viennese Whirl there...or maybe an...

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Posted in A Viennese Whirl

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Glad you get a break for a

Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023

Glad you get a break for a while, Jean. Sounds like so many ifs and buts still. Definitely enoy your G&T - richly deserved. As always, a brave, honest account that's easy to read despite the subject matter. Take good care of yourself. Paul x

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Posted in Is or Isn't Lena

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That's quite an experience

Posted on Wed, 21 Jun 2023

That's quite an experience with those "frisky bullocks (or heifers?". Imagine them being nervous of people. Glad your husband was unscathed. Enjoyed the images and a photo that brings it all to life. Nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul 

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Posted in Boisterous Youth

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