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I have 240 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 971746 times
and 323 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1550 of my 4,867 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1569 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
Steve Mason and the Music Nazi
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Where The Streets Have No Blame
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Estival Solstice
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Cherry Tree
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Roy Batty (Tears in Rain)
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"..And places where the cat
Posted on Tue, 23 Apr 2024
"..And places where the cat has been
Some uses considered quite obscene..."
That line made me laugh.
Poor old Muller Lite lambasted like that. Still...your local alternative does sound yummy. A rapping, rhythmic, humourous...
Read full commentPosted in Lactobacillus Bulgaricus or Bust!
"..for in some countries
Posted on Tue, 23 Apr 2024
"..for in some countries
there’s hunger, disease
from drought and war.."
Nicely done with a lovely rhythm, Rhiannon.
An important message too. Food is such a vital commodity and subject to corruption. We are lucky that...
Read full commentPosted in Life's fuel
To be fair, Jenny, that will
Posted on Sun, 21 Apr 2024
To be fair, Jenny, that will have happened to a lot of people. When a car gets bump started, it can shoot off and many end up falling flat on their face. I hope you have recovered from your ordeal. The embarrassment at being the centre of...
Read full commentPosted in How Could I Be So Stupid
"..in folds of air birds will
Posted on Sat, 20 Apr 2024
"..in folds of air birds will sing
and honey bees will rejoice
the flowers of late spring..."
Such evocative imagery, Jenny. You connect with nature so well with your poetry :)
Read full commentPosted in Yellow Blooms Of Late May
"...the mournful boom of
Posted on Tue, 23 Apr 2024
"...the mournful boom of bittern,
the silent clarity of consequence,
that the greatest lie might be the starkest truth
is the coldest flame."
Some gorgeous lines in there, Rachel. Soulful and poignant.
Read full commentPosted in Doubt
"Even wildernesses need
Posted on Wed, 17 Apr 2024
"Even wildernesses need management
to keep the variety,
ensure diversity,
prevent monopoly.."
That's an authoritative poem, Rhiannon. So much knowledge in there. You are right, of course. The weeds need managing to give...
Read full commentPosted in Wild weeding
"Started off a clear morning,
Posted on Tue, 16 Apr 2024
"Started off a clear morning,
dawn sky of red and gold;
wood mice hoped this day.."
Lovely images, Jenny. Strange weather we get in April. We had sun, rain, sleet and hail yesterday! Perhaps we and the wood mice...
Read full commentPosted in Wild Side Of April
It's great to read another
Posted on Wed, 17 Apr 2024
It's great to read another Alfred Muggins story. I'm sure Mrs Muggins must have looked fetching in her new pink cowgirl hat. Hoping there's a part 2 to follow...
Read full commentPosted in Trips Down Memory Lane Before The World Falls Apart by Alfred N.Muggins
‘That’s how you got home,
Posted on Sat, 13 Apr 2024
‘That’s how you got home, Annie, petrol. It got you home didn’t it.’ That made me laugh. The dialogue is compelling. You must have a lot of fun visualising the interactions between the characters you have created including Spencer, of course. The...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...Part 23
It's nice to imagine Captain
Posted on Thu, 11 Apr 2024
It's nice to imagine Captain Sensible with his infamous parrot singing "Happy Talk" on TOTP as part of a computer processing thoughts and songs. I know it's a cover but it's the version that stands out. For me anyway but then I love The Damned....
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