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I have 240 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1005274 times
and 323 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1552 of my 4,871 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.
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My stories
With or Without You
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Chinese Whispers (edited and updated, 2021)
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Ballerina Toy Box
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Kabul Airport
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Leaving Home
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"The cruel busybody of a
Posted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024
"The cruel busybody of a neighbour thought it a great joke to say she’d been a victim of shelling.. " Dark, yet funny.
I remember those boil-in-the-bag curries. They tasted alright.
Dear old Joan certainly had a meandering mind. So...
Read full commentPosted in The Spice of Life
This rueful reminiscense is a
Posted on Thu, 30 May 2024
This rueful reminiscense is a case of no Marley no cry and is our Facebook and Twitter/X Pick of the Day.
Congratulations!
Read full commentPosted in Bill or Bob?
"Along to the incongruous
Posted on Tue, 28 May 2024
"Along to the incongruous
plantation of nine monkey puzzle trees.."
Another sumptuous hike. Enjoyed as always, Rhiannon. Beautiful photos too.
Read full commentPosted in On top of the world again!
"The girl with the softest
Posted on Mon, 27 May 2024
"The girl with the softest edges
Who summons the stars.."
The personification of "dusk".
So many inspired, beautiful lines in this like:
"Her sermon is always of endings"
Just gorgeous.
Read full commentPosted in Dusk
"Sea mist over the sea and
Posted on Fri, 24 May 2024
"Sea mist over the sea and distant cliffs,
walk the cliff path awhile.
Down into a cove, see a couple of oyster catchers with their red legs
near the surf.."
That sounds like an amazing walk full of wonderful sights. I...
Read full commentPosted in East from Cwm-yr-Eglwys
I coiuld hear you reading
Posted on Fri, 24 May 2024
I could hear you reading this in my head, Ewan. Definitely one for audio. Seems so extraordinary and ridiculous calling an election in July when there's such a gulf in the polls. It's almost like giving up. Who knows? Count Binface is running...
Read full commentPosted in Empty M_______o
"Let each pretty leafy glade
Posted on Wed, 22 May 2024
"Let each pretty leafy glade and
flowing brook give sparkling
eyes a sense of genuine wonder.."
Lovely photo, wonderful sentiments.
I was right there with you on that path, Jenny :)
Read full commentPosted in State Of Bliss
"For fourteen years I endured
Posted on Sun, 19 May 2024
"For fourteen years I endured schools, but not nuns." Just finished watching Bodkin on Netflix set in Ireland. As ever, nuns gets a strange portrayal. They rarely get a good write-up taken even further by the likes of Father Ted.
Living in...
Read full commentPosted in This Sort of Thing - The Childhood Stage
That's a clever premise. It
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2024
That's a clever premise. It works standalone and can be continued. Nicely done, Penny :)
Read full commentPosted in "Book of All Answers"
"He won’t like it, he might
Posted on Fri, 17 May 2024
"He won’t like it, he might pee on Spencer.’" Well, yes...that could happen. That made me laugh.
The drama continues and you work conflicting emotions well.
That's a controversial ending. Hmmm....a slave.
Looking forward to...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you..Part 26
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