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I have 258 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1191764 times
and 348 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1619 of my 5,044 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1654 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.
You can find me on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685
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My stories
The Boy with the Rubik’s Cube
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (7)
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Prophesy - The Immortal Witch (6)
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Borealis
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (5)
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Neatly done, Luigi.
Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2026
Neatly done, Luigi.
The twists and turns of a mystery exposing the dark underbelly of a suburban town/hamlet in Middle America.
Now I know. Now we all know.
Well done in penning a great finale.
Read full commentPosted in Penny Pass the Story - Part 10
'Sunlight glinting on the
Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2026
'Sunlight glinting on the water,
and the tumbling, bubbling sound of ripples.
Primroses here, a violet there,
bright white stitchwort here'
What a wonderful ramble and personalised through some personal updates weaved in...
Read full commentPosted in Delighted to get out!
Ah just noticed it's 'Pass
Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026
Ah just noticed it's 'Pass the Story' not 'Pass the Parcel'. We see what we want to see sometimes, don't we?
Thanks, Penny. This probably is a hash of numerous detective series and movies I have seen over the years. Maybe even a bit...
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 10
Thanks Rhiannon. Yes, I kept
Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026
Thanks Rhiannon. Yes, I kept looking at that. I don't usually use 'leggit' in my stuff. I will edit so thanks for picking that up.
I wasn't sure how quickly these part 10s were expected. I could have spent longer on this but we are where...
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 10
Cheers, CM.
Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026
Cheers, CM.
In future episodes, Sel Ticman goes on to be a best selling author, bigger than Agatha Christie and Jeffrey Archer combined.
Marandina was always too soft. Far too honest to get by in the States.
The Orange Menace...
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 10
Thanks, insert. It was fun to
Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026
Thanks, insert. It was fun to write albeit there's quite a bit of prep needed for this challenge as you have to be au fait with all the other stuff that's gone before.
Anyway....a big thank you to Penny for her generosity and creating some...
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 10
The pot boiling over. The
Posted on Thu, 09 Apr 2026
The pot boiling over. The finale beckons!
Read full commentPosted in "Pass the Story" Chapter 9
With everything going on in
Posted on Mon, 06 Apr 2026
With everything going on in the world, it's incredibly grounding reading your monthly updates. There's a philosophical and reassuring feel to events in your part of the world. The seasons turn, people die, people live, we all move on. I like the...
Read full commentPosted in Was Danielle Steel in Steely Dan?
A wonderfully imaginative
Posted on Fri, 03 Apr 2026
A wonderfully imaginative piece, Jane. I always think that Heaven and Hell stories are tricky to pull off but you have done it here with aplomb. Made me think of an Easter theme with the criminals flanking either side at the Crusifixtion. Well,...
Read full commentPosted in Things that he took to the Afterlife
Wonderful imagery in this
Posted on Mon, 06 Apr 2026
Wonderful imagery in this evocative poem. Lovely photos, as always.
I've been to this part of the world but not to this location. I simply must.
Really nicely done, Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Herefordshires’s Hampton Court/Castle Gardens
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