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I have 277 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1398484 times
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1748 of my 5,400 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1799 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
A Christmas Boris
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A Company of Wolves
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A Fairy Tale of New York
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Saints and Sinners – A Christmas Fable (Part Two of Two)
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Saints and Sinners - A Christmas Fable (Part One of Two)
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The uninhibited voice that
Posted on Mon, 23 Dec 2024
The uninhibited voice that blurts out inner thoughts is such fertile ground for comedy and drama. Much more to come from this story, I'm sure.
The dialogue is credible and the pacing works well.
Keep going!
Merry Christmas...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you - Part 44
A happy ending and a right
Posted on Sat, 21 Dec 2024
A happy ending and a right palava by the sounds of it. It's as though fate intervened to help when you noticed those plane tickets going. [Lullaby by the Cure is about a nightmare involving a spider trying to eat Robert Smith. Hmmmmm]
I...
Read full commentPosted in The Day of the Drone - Luton to the Rescue
Reading this made me think of
Posted on Fri, 20 Dec 2024
Reading this made me think of "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" - a movie I adore. I have you down as the Bulgarian Steve Martin. There are many wonderful, altruistic people in the world and some appear in your story. Coming to the rescue of a...
Read full commentPosted in The Day of the Drone - Gatwick Misery
That's a joyful update, Jenny
Posted on Sun, 22 Dec 2024
That's a joyful update, Jenny.
So glad you have made it out of that tunnel.
Bright times ahead for you.
Keep smiling and hoping you are having a wonderful Yuletide :)
Read full commentPosted in Bright Side Of Life
Three Wise Men....hard to
Posted on Tue, 24 Dec 2024
Three Wise Men....hard to come by, these days. Clever adaptation paralleling events of today. Nicely done, Alfred.
Read full commentPosted in Sojourn In Palestine (Welcome To Palestine!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 1
Beautifully paced.
Posted on Tue, 17 Dec 2024
Beautifully paced.
It takes patience to keep going for so long and maintain a high standard.
The searching online for answers certainly resonates with me. It's funny how quickly you go from thinking that it's only you that's ever...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 43
That's an emotive piece
Posted on Mon, 16 Dec 2024
That's an emotive piece written with such compassion.
I didn't know Julia but can touch and feel how special she was through your words.
I guess that can be the gift of writing - a release, a way to remember, a monument to someone...
Read full commentPosted in Velvet Goldmine
I like the way the poem moves
Posted on Fri, 13 Dec 2024
I like the way the poem moves from grey and brooding to insular and snug.
A season in a nutshell.
Beautifully done, Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Where’s your snug?
I enjoy Alfred digressing. It
Posted on Sun, 15 Dec 2024
I enjoy Alfred digressing. It's always an interesting read. Definitely don't side with Putin and his cronies. We have the lesser of the evils in the West. Just about.
Read full commentPosted in Caring For All The Animals (Including Humans!) and Avoiding World War 3! By Alfred N.Muggins
Well you certainly brought
Posted on Sun, 15 Dec 2024
Well you certainly brought that very special bird to life in verse, Jenny.
Adriotly done with vivid imagery.
Lovely stuff :)
Read full commentPosted in The Bower Flame Bird
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