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I have 242 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1084737 times
and 327 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1570 of my 4,925 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1591 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
The Wishing Tree (of Glastonbury Tor)
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Fading of Legends
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How I Came to Meet Eric
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Ynys Wydryn (Glastonbury Tor)
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In Memoriam
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"With a book in my hand and
Posted on Fri, 02 Aug 2024
"With a book in my hand and demonic android device in my bin, that’ll be the day that I die" Amen to that.
"..dancing ourselves dizzy in vests and pants whilst calling each other ‘you crazy ho’." Good Lord..
"But Crado didn’t come...
Read full commentPosted in Crado Come Home
"Hang a budding branch
Posted on Thu, 01 Aug 2024
"Hang a budding branch
watch it slowly turn to gold.."
Only we can reflect its light. Maybe so.
A poem with a lining of philosophical musing running all the way through it. Enjoyed.
Read full commentPosted in The World as it Might Have Been
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
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