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I have 239 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 897151 times
and 321 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1539 of my 4,833 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1557 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.
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My stories
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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Het Bonhe
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Ludogorets v Dinamo Batumi -
Posted on Thu, 01 Aug 2024
Ludogorets v Dinamo Batumi - damn...I missed that one.
And Archie Gray to Spurs. I still remember Eddie Gray playing for the lillywhites.
I like the sound of the July Morning. It sounds quite a festival.
That intro "Afternoon...
Read full commentPosted in All the President’s Biscuits
"Whiter than white’ – “look
Posted on Wed, 31 Jul 2024
"Whiter than white’ – “look at me” insolent
silent shriek.."
Such drama in your vignette, Rhiannon.
The ever evolving struggle between flora.
We intervene where we can, of course.
Read full commentPosted in Garden bindweed, again
"..like echoes that
Posted on Tue, 30 Jul 2024
"..like echoes that
reach through time give
sweet new beginnings to
future minds..."
An elegant moving poem for such an awful incident.
Crimes committed that take the lives of young ones are amongst the...
Read full commentPosted in Hold fast To Love
"Tonight – the full moon, is
Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2024
"Tonight – the full moon, is the Uposatha,
when we will meditate until the dawn..."
That's a wonderfully, evocative poem.
Another philosophical journey through life.
Adriotly done, Dougie.
Read full commentPosted in Memento Mori
Great story.
Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2024
Great story.
Not sure if you are looking to continue or if it's standalone but it does lend itself to more.
Read full commentPosted in P.O.D
"‘I like Stuart’s bandana,’
Posted on Thu, 25 Jul 2024
"‘I like Stuart’s bandana,’ Vanessa shouted over to Pat. This wasn’t a truthful statement, the bandana looked absurd and she quickly took a swig of warm beer to obscure her lying face..."
Straight in with humour :O)
Lots of very...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you - Part 31
"Will you miss the nights in
Posted on Sat, 27 Jul 2024
"Will you miss the nights in the pub with the gang?
Will you send me a postcard from Ujung Pandang?"
There's a wistful feel to this, Turlough.
It's like a stream of conscious style that's also reflective looking back on times...
Read full commentPosted in Candi Staton, the Sea and Me
Great story.
Posted on Sat, 27 Jul 2024
Great story.
I love the train of thought that underpins the narration. And the small detail, as always. Yes, that's an alluring twist to end with!
Read full commentPosted in Lie, lie against the dying of the light
"Floating ballroom dresses.."
Posted on Fri, 26 Jul 2024
"Floating ballroom dresses.."
A gorgeous vignette and lovely photo, Rhiannon.
Beauty captured so eloquently in so few words.
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"This temporary existence not
Posted on Wed, 24 Jul 2024
"This temporary existence not to every
ones taste, yet for me at this time of
crippling pain, has created respite from
life's expectations.
I'm suspended between two worlds;"
You have captured...
Read full commentPosted in Suspended Between Two Worlds
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