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I have 239 stories published in
28 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 890170 times
and 321 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1539 of my 4,833 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1557 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 Secret Forest
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Wootton Village
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The Existential Fate of Original Thought
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The Haunted Fort of Bhangarh
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The Dead Cat
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My best mate who lives in
Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024
My best mate who lives in Essex these days is a Bruce Springsteen superfan. He travels the world going to his gigs. I like a lot of his music but I hear his concerts go on for ages. It's good to see Alfred Muggins diversifying in his written work...
Read full commentPosted in Jungleland (by Bruce Springsteen) : A (Belated) Review by Alfred Muggins
A nice twist with zip-tied
Posted on Sat, 03 Feb 2024
A nice twist with zip-tied guy being a freelancer. I think Di mentioned before but just wow at writing not, not two but THREE ongoing stories at the same time. I can see a published catalogue of books coming up before too long. Good luck with it...
Read full commentPosted in "The Coffee House Spy" 14
What an extraordinary finale
Posted on Sun, 04 Feb 2024
What an extraordinary finale - the passage about the hugs and it all being done covertly was so sad yet poignant. The patriarchal nonsense that the authorities pedal is from the Stone Age. I was talking to my OH about your Iranian travelogue and...
Read full commentPosted in Cherries and Dahlia Petals
"‘Hey, I did get the red
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
"‘Hey, I did get the red flags though, despite all my fatigue. I’m interested in what you meant by a couple of words.’
‘Dick, wanker, knob…’"
The naivity of Spencer is so well done and creates the canvass for the fish-out-...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you..Part 17
"Haggling over the price of
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
"Haggling over the price of the vase.." Made me think of that scene from Monty Python's "Life of Brian" where Brian haggles over a gourd (my favourite comedy movie of all time).
My lad lived in Luton for 3 years where he attended...
Read full commentPosted in Tea with the Coppersmith
"...beautiful tracery
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
"...beautiful tracery
of skeletal branches on clear skies.."
A lovely vigneette with gorgeous photos, Rhiannon. Paul
Read full commentPosted in January Skies
I don't know the answer to
Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024
I don't know the answer to those questions other than that number 3 is a resounding 'no'. Good to see rogue reporter Alfred Muggins back and asking the questions where others fear to tread.
Read full commentPosted in The Big Questions of the early 21st Century (or 2023/24 to be more exact!) by Alfred N.Muggins, Reporter, Distant Observer, and Civilian Adjudicator!
Another dramatic episode.
Posted on Sun, 28 Jan 2024
Another dramatic episode. Looking forward to reading the next chapter already :)
Read full commentPosted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 12
Up to date again with this
Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024
Up to date again with this ongoing travelogue.
Seven words of Farsi. Well, that's seven more words than I know.
"Kaseef Leeds" = "Dirty Leeds" I *knew it*
Yes, tours are great but time on your own is equally valuable. Another...
Read full commentPosted in The Man in the Iran Mosque
"...not very high above the
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
"...not very high above the village but see far
and the steeple peeps to keep our orientation."
A very visual and pleasurable virtual ramble with you, Rhiannon. Lovely pics too :)
Read full commentPosted in Above Weobley
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