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I have 268 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1287061 times
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1683 of my 5,235 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1720 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
Strangers on a Street
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Giant Redwoods
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Autumn
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With or Without You
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Chinese Whispers (edited and updated, 2021)
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"The summer imperceptibly is
Posted on Mon, 02 Sep 2024
"The summer imperceptibly is ending,
our path towards an end is wending..."
That's a thoughtful sweep through the seasons, Rhiannon.
Let's hope the last stanza comes true.
Very nicely done, as always.
Read full commentPosted in The Seasonal Years …
"Beneath this canopy of
Posted on Fri, 30 Aug 2024
"Beneath this canopy of oppression
Suppression, her self-hating cousin"
You have a penchant for using metaphor within nature, Jane. And you do it very well.
Layers within the lines and leaving the reader to arrive at their...
Read full commentPosted in Forest in the Brain
I am one of those who listen
Posted on Sun, 01 Sep 2024
I am one of those who listen to Alfred N.Muggins. He makes a lot of sense.
I see there's a General Strike in Israel now with more calls for a ceasefire with Hamas. I guess there's only so much pain people will endure.
Keep up the...
Read full commentPosted in The Man Who Almost Saved The World by Alfred N.Muggins
It's nice to be re-united
Posted on Sun, 25 Aug 2024
It's nice to be re-united with a similar texture and feeling to "Willow's Tail".
Coming along nicely.
Keep going! :)
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 16
The meek shall inherit the
Posted on Sat, 24 Aug 2024
The meek shall inherit the earth via the lens of mobile phone cameras.
Adriotly done, as always. Great story, great ending.
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Some interesting thoughts
Posted on Thu, 22 Aug 2024
Some interesting thoughts from Alfred.
Yes, challenges aplenty for the new government.
I think I saw that Starmer is giving a speech next week talking about a 'societal black hole' to be sorted - another legacy inherited from the...
Read full commentPosted in Is Britain About To Have Its Own Revolution? Asks Alfred N.Muggins
"Look into the flames, and
Posted on Wed, 21 Aug 2024
"Look into the flames, and what do you see?
Horses and dragons flash in and flee.."
There's a lovely rhythm to this, the words bounced along inside my head.
So many images contained and imagined. A lovely creative piece is...
Read full commentPosted in Pareidolia
"This heat could make Prince
Posted on Sat, 17 Aug 2024
"This heat could make Prince Andrew sweat.." Yikes...that IS hot!
We are about to get the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto here. Temp is 20Cish. That's what you get for living on a wet and windy island.
"Bulgaria’s hot like a half-time...
Read full commentPosted in No Country for Cold Men
"..family of swans, eight
Posted on Sun, 18 Aug 2024
"..family of swans, eight
fluffy infants must be cared for.."
This reminds me of West Hunsbury Country Park near me.
That's a bucolic poem and a lovely pic, Jenny. Just lovely :)
Read full commentPosted in Caught In Charm Of What I See
"..he should try to persuade
Posted on Mon, 19 Aug 2024
"..he should try to persuade Mrs Muggins to opt for a holiday in France soon, perhaps even next year..." Let us know if Mrs Muggins goes along with it.
"..Unfortunately Alfred has run out of croissants.." and I hope Alfred found more...
Read full commentPosted in Alfred N.Muggins Becomes An Honourary Frenchman After Watching The Opening Ceremony Of The Olympics! : Part 2
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