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28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1008518 times
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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
When November Comes (with audio)
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A Lorry Load of Sleaze
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The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 3 of 3)
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The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 2 of 3)
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The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 1 of 3)
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"..with his darling Jane, his
Posted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024
"..with his darling Jane, his spouse,
no regrets for Uncle Claus!"
Adroitly done, Rhiannon. Rhythm, rhyming and a good story :)
Read full commentPosted in Uncle Claus
Major change is afoot in
Posted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024
Major change is afoot in France with National Rally bringing credibility to the Far Right it seems. If they make it to government then I think revolution and counter-revolution will be on a scale not seen in decades. I see Europe lurching...
Read full commentPosted in An Easter Message Of Confusion from Alfred N.Muggins Part 2 : France!
Really like "..octave of
Posted on Thu, 27 Jun 2024
Really like "..octave of scents.." A fusion of senses - musical/hearing and smell.
And that's a great last line:
"They are nothing but carbon"
A thoughtful reverie of the beauty and beast of roses. Whole thing feels like a...
Read full commentPosted in This Rose Garden
"The elephant is heavy, the
Posted on Tue, 25 Jun 2024
"The elephant is heavy, the feather is light,
the elephant is grey, the feather is white."
There's a lovely, lilting rhythm to this. Nicely done, Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Extreme differences!
"there's tiny
Posted on Mon, 24 Jun 2024
"there's tiny
secret footprints across leafy
glade of my world, setting
visions of wonder."
Imagination is a wonderful thing. I enjoyed that flight of fantasy with you, Jenny.
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I was wondering where you
Posted on Sat, 22 Jun 2024
"We say, smugly, the Younger generation, our children, they will fix it."
For sure, all that will be left is stones but I would question the JSO shenanigans at Stonehenge. Of all the places to protest, the spiritual capital of the country...
Read full commentPosted in "For, being green, there is great hope" (quote from Shakespeare's HENRY VI PART 2, ACT 3 SCENE 1)
"The people of both sides
Posted on Sat, 22 Jun 2024
"The people of both sides will be shown justice and respect for once."
That's a decent dream of Alfred's. Hoping it comes true one day.
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"So, what do I do
Posted on Sat, 22 Jun 2024
"So, what do I do
of these penny pastiches
that flutter and stutter awry"
That's a wonderful poem.
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Ah thanks Jenny. Hoping you
Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2024
Ah thanks Jenny. Hoping you are on the mend now.
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It is odd that "democracy"
Posted on Thu, 20 Jun 2024
It is odd that "democracy" stands and falls on a choice of just two. To be fair, ideologically, the parties in the US are diametrically at opposite ends of the political spectrum so there is choice. At least an illusion of choice. It seems rough...
Read full commentPosted in The Year of the Elections by Alfred N.Muggins
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