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I have 216 stories published in 27 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 483899 times and 289 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1347 of my 4,362 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1363 votes

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Paul

I am a Brummie living in Northampton 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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and at Threads https://www.threads.net/@beerummie

 

My stories

Cherry

Chinese Whispers

I guess there was no way of knowing that things would turn out like this. As I stood and stared out across the moonlit, mountain vista, I reflected back on what had led up to this moment. When you're a mile high in the sky the air seems so much clearer and your thoughts become crystallised like a moth caught in an arctic freeze.
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A Working Complaint

It's been a hard day's night, And I've been working like a dog,

Just Another War

How can we possibly imagine? ---------------------------------------- I look out of the window to see a sun shine, My children in a library, a million books define, An accumulation of knowledge, an acknowledgement to men,

The World's End Motel

In the beginning, things were great. Seemingly, it had been a match made in heaven. All the signs were that we had a bright enough future together. I can still recall our wedding day. The sky was an ebullient blue, phosphorescent clouds in the minority as the sun streamed down on the gathering entourage. We readied ourselves for our vows with the theme of the day being how well suited we were. Maybe even the stars had fated our partnership, what with Aquarius and Aries a completely compatible combination. It's hard to imagine how things could turn out so differently.

Private Hell

It had been this way for thousands of years; there was never a question of boredom so long as new entertainment could be found. The only hell in a purgatory of sorts was to be bored. After all, this was forever in a manner of speaking. Memnock took his place as he did every day, perched on top of his fluffy white cloud, positioned nicely for the coming hours.

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1347 of my comments have received 1363 Great Feedback votes

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"Mistaken mind

Posted on Tue, 04 Jul 2023

"Mistaken mind

disaster brought."

A cautionary tale and a profound message. Nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul 

 

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Posted in The Rebel’s Regrets

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Another lovely diary reverie,

Posted on Tue, 04 Jul 2023

Another lovely diary reverie, Jenny. Evocative images from a stunning part of the world. Paul :) 

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Posted in It's Too Late For Things Missed

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Another enjoyable travelogue.

Posted on Mon, 03 Jul 2023

Another enjoyable travelogue. Your humour lifts these pieces to another level. Looking forward to reading more. Paul

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Posted in The Bratislava Pálava - Part One of Two

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Those last four words are so

Posted on Sun, 02 Jul 2023

Those last four words are so ominous..but true. Adriotly done, Penny. Paul

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Posted in "Dwindling Ancient Forests"

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Let's hope this dream remains

Posted on Sun, 02 Jul 2023

Let's hope this dream remains just that....a bad dream. A lots happened since Alfred's holiday to Turkey. Hopefully, Plutin's days are numbered now!

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Posted in Alfred N.Muggins has a Bad Dream : Brinkmanship (Inside the Mind of Vladimir Plutin : Victory For Russia!)

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"Jam on the chairs, and

Posted on Fri, 30 Jun 2023

"Jam on the chairs, and

jam on the doors."

 

There's a sense of sticky mischievousness in this vignette, Rhiannon. Enjoyed, of course. Paul :) 

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Posted in How far can a little stickiness spread?

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Ah a different take on the

Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2023

Ah a different take on the word "jam". A ".. bewildered child has toilet-seat necklace.. "

Well I wasn't expecting such drama and could picture the kerfuffle. Loved that last line. Made me smile. Very nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul :) 

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Posted in The Jam-man!

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Nicely done, Jenny. A tale of

Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2023

Nicely done, Jenny. A tale of Jam from another enjoyable reverie. Enjoyed, of course :)

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Posted in Blackberry Moment

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Ah selfie sticks goany get in

Posted on Fri, 23 Jun 2023

Ah selfie sticks goany get in the way of all that art for sure. Vienna sounds adorable. My daughter lives near Stoke-on-Trent so I have to say there's not that much difference *cough* I am sure you would get a Viennese Whirl there...or maybe an...

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Posted in A Viennese Whirl

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Glad you get a break for a

Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023

Glad you get a break for a while, Jean. Sounds like so many ifs and buts still. Definitely enoy your G&T - richly deserved. As always, a brave, honest account that's easy to read despite the subject matter. Take good care of yourself. Paul x

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Posted in Is or Isn't Lena

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