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I have 218 stories published in
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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.
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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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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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That's quite an experience
Posted on Wed, 21 Jun 2023
That's quite an experience with those "frisky bullocks (or heifers?". Imagine them being nervous of people. Glad your husband was unscathed. Enjoyed the images and a photo that brings it all to life. Nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Boisterous Youth
"At sea, I weave voices from
Posted on Tue, 20 Jun 2023
"At sea, I weave voices from the wind.."
A mesmerising poem :)
Read full commentPosted in The Seafarer
A reunion,to look forward to,
Posted on Tue, 20 Jun 2023
A reunion,to look forward to, Ewan. Can't say that I have been to the Rock. A place with a complicated history. Enjoyed your reminiscence including Fat Albert's antics. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Round The Rugged Rock
An entertaining road trip
Posted on Tue, 20 Jun 2023
An entertaining road trip story. You make the places visited sound so wonderful. Hercule Poirot would have solved the case and Ian Dury would approve, I'm sure. If only you had made the ballet..
Read full commentPosted in Trans Europe Express
There's nothing worse than
Posted on Mon, 19 Jun 2023
There's nothing worse than misplacing keys. You have captured the anguish here with a lovely rhythm. Tension built than release with a happy ending. Nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul
Read full commentPosted in They aren’t there!
"... blackbird will trill a
Posted on Mon, 19 Jun 2023
"... blackbird will trill a greeting
to guide me on my way."
Another enjoyable diary entry, Jenny. The Summer Solstice is a time of magic and peace. You capture that in your poem. Just lovely. Paul :)
Read full commentPosted in Window Of Light
That sounds like quite an
Posted on Mon, 19 Jun 2023
That sounds like quite an escapade, Luigi. Glad all was well in the end. You must have been worried for a while. Enjoyed your true-life tale [Should that read "..knocked me down with a feather.."? ] Best wishes. Paul
Read full commentPosted in Lost
Phew - such drama in a
Posted on Sun, 18 Jun 2023
Phew - such drama in a shopping expedition. I hope Alfred's foot is OK and his bank account after paying for everything. I do wonder what Henry VIII would make of all this..
Read full commentPosted in A Trip to the Supermarket (Tesco’s) After Work! By Mr Alfred N.Muggins Part 3
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